Effects of Self-Care plus Forecasting Nursing on the Treatment Outcomes and Emotions in Patients with Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma after Radiotherapy

Abstract

Objective. To explore the effects of self-care plus forecasting nursing on the treatment outcomes and emotions in nasopharyngeal carcinoma patients undergoing radiotherapy. Methods. Eighty nasopharyngeal carcinoma patients after radiotherapy admitted to our hospital from February 2020 to August 2021 were selected. The patients were allocated into an observation group (n = 40) and an experimental group (n = 40) according to different nursing protocols. The observation group received traditional nursing intervention, whereas the experimental group received self-care plus forecasting nursing intervention. The levels of the indexes (quality of life, score on the Zung Self-Rating Anxiety Scale (SAS), score on the Zung Self-Rating Depression Scale (SDS), and adverse reaction) were compared between the two groups. Results. The score of the experimental group for the quality of life was significantly higher than that of the observation group ( $P<0.05$ ); the SAS and SDS scores of the experimental group after nursing intervention were significantly lower than those of the observation group ( $P<0.05$ ); the incidence of adverse reactions in the experimental group during radiotherapy was significantly lower than that of the observation group ( $P<0.05$ ). Conclusion. The self-care plus forecasting nursing intervention is effective in postradiotherapy patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma. The technique is proved effective to improve the quality of life, reduce anxiety and depression, and decrease the incidence of adverse reactions in patients during treatment. These features make the technique worthy of a wider clinical application.