Impact of Empowerment Education Concept Plus Humanistic Care on Moods and Quality of Life in Lung Cancer Patients Undergoing Chemotherapy

Background: To evaluate the clinical efficacy of integrating empowerment education and humanistic care in enhancing cognitive function, self-care ability, mood regulation, and quality of life among lung cancer (LC) patients undergoing chemotherapy. Methods: A total of 149 LC patients receiving chemotherapy from May 2022 to January 2024 were included in the study. They were divided into 2 groups: a control group (n=63) receiving routine care and a joint group (n= 86) receiving empowerment education and humanistic care. Outcomes measured included cognitive function, self-care ability (using the Exercise of Self-Care Agency scale), mood (using the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale), cancer-related fatigue (using the Revised Piper Fatigue Scale), adverse reactions, and QoL (using the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-Lung scale). Results: The joint group exhibited significant improvements in cognitive function, self-care ability, and QoL compared to the control group (P < .05). They also had lower scores in anxiety, depression, and cancer-related fatigue (P < .05). The incidence of adverse reactions was markedly lower in the joint group (10.47%) compared to the control group (39.68%). Conclusion: Combining empowerment education with humanistic care effectively improves cognitive function, reduces negative emotions and adverse reactions, enhances self-care ability, and improves the overall QoL of LC patients undergoing chemotherapy.