Clinical study on the influence of continuous nursing via WeChat on patients undergoing partial or total laryngectomy

Objective Patients who undergo a partial or total laryngectomy experience severe negative effects. The present study aimed to explore the impact of continuous nursing care via WeChat on patients undergoing partial or total laryngectomies. Methods A total of 86 patients who underwent partial or total...

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Published in:Journal of cancer research and clinical oncology 2023-11, Vol.149 (14), p.13043-13049
Main Author: Yin, Lingxue
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Cancer
Cancer Research
Cancer therapies
Cognitive ability
Emotional behavior
Fatigue
Head & neck cancer
Hematology
Internal Medicine
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Nursing
Nursing care
Oncology
Quality of life
Questionnaires
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Summary:Objective Patients who undergo a partial or total laryngectomy experience severe negative effects. The present study aimed to explore the impact of continuous nursing care via WeChat on patients undergoing partial or total laryngectomies. Methods A total of 86 patients who underwent partial or total laryngectomies were enrolled in this study and divided into two groups: an observation group and a control group. The observation group received continuous nursing via WeChat, while the control group received routine nursing care. Psychological status, degree of cancer fatigue, and changes in quality of life before and after intervention were compared using a satisfaction questionnaire, self-rating depression scale (SDS), self-rating anxiety scale (SAS), piper fatigue scale (PFS), and the quality-of-life questionnaire of the European Organisation for Cancer Therapy and Research. Results The total satisfaction rate of the observation group (95.35%) was higher than that of the control group (74.42%) ( P  
ISSN:0171-5216
1432-1335
DOI:10.1007/s00432-023-05036-y