Effects of comprehensive and routine nursing interventions on patients undergoing surgery for lung cancer

Abstract Objective We aimed to compare the effects of comprehensive and routine nursing interventions on patients undergoing surgery for lung cancer. Methods One hundred eligible patients were divided into routine nursing and comprehensive nursing groups (n=50), and the corresponding nursing intervention was given. Postoperative recovery and complications were recorded. The changes in the psychological state [Self-rating Anxiety Scale (SAS), and Self-rating Depression Scale (SDS)], disease coping style (Simplified Coping Style Questionnaire), self-care ability [Exercise of Self-care Agency Scale (ESCA)], and quality of life [Generic Quality of Life Inventory-74 (GQOL-74)] were compared. The nursing satisfaction was assessed before discharge. Results Compared with the routine nursing group, the comprehensive nursing group had better postoperative recovery (P<0.001) and lower incidence rate of complications (P=0.025). The decreases in SAS and SDS scores were more significant in the comprehensive nursing group (P<0.001). The comprehensive nursing group had a more significant decrease in the negative coping score and a more significant increase in the positive coping score (P<0.001). Both ESCA and GQOL-74 scores increased more significantly in the comprehensive nursing group (P<0.001). The comprehensive nursing group had a higher Newcastle Satisfaction with Nursing Scale score than that of the routine nursing group (P<0.001). Conclusion Comprehensive nursing intervention in the perioperative period of patients with lung cancer can help improve the psychological state, change the disease coping style, raise both self-care ability and quality of life, and facilitate postoperative recovery in a short time.