Affiliation:
1. First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China
Abstract
Background: To investigate the efficacy of individualized symptom management based on patients’ self-reports during interventional therapy (IT) for liver cancer. Methods: Patients with liver cancer who recieved IT from April to August 2019 were assigned to either the intervention ( n=70) or control group ( n=70). The control group received routine nursing care and the intervention group received a nursing management program. The severity of specific symptoms, as measured by the Karnofsky Performance Scale (KPS), and satisfaction with nursing care, were analyzed. Results: Compared to the control group, patients given individualized management experienced significantly less severe pain, nausea, anxiety, and fatigue ( p < .05). The scores for KPS and satisfaction with care were both significantly improved in the intervention group than in the control group ( p < .05). Conclusion: This high-quality nursing management program predicated on patients’ self-reports is worthy of clinical application and popular adoption.