British scholar of radiotherapy in patients with small cell lung cancer quality of life survey to confirm small-cell lung cancer patients receiving radical radiotherapy at different stages, quality of life is subject to change.Radiotherapy in patients with small cell lung cancer quality of life survey, the subjects in the southeastern part of comprehensive cancer treatment center Texas, overlooking the Jane non-small cell lung cancer patients, and no previous history of cancer (except skin cancer), 31 patients who participated in the study loyalty. The average age was 58 years old, Jane was 6 months off I was on pain of non-small cell lung cancer patients. With radiotherapy alone, the first post-operative radiotherapy, chemotherapy and radiotherapy before surgery, chemotherapy and radiotherapy, radiotherapy, chemotherapy before 5 different treatment. Radiation doses between 50-69 years old.
Radiotherapy in patients with small cell lung cancer quality of life survey, the research process, to ensure the accuracy of the results, excluding 5 cases of metastasis, and another 2 people dropped out, 1 patient died, the final sample size was 23. Research: The FACT-I. Self-rating scale to measure quality of life of patients with lung cancer (QOL), including a total of 6 sub-level indicators, which are: physical health; social or family health; relationship with the doctor; emotional health; functional health; 9 projects for the lung cancer content.
A score of 0-4 points for each question. The higher the score the higher the level of life satisfaction shows, FACT-L total score 0_148 time of investigation is divided into sub-4 time points: before radiotherapy; radiotherapy during the first four weeks; radiotherapy 1 month after ; 4 months after radiotherapy. Results: FACT-L Total score: the lowest in the radiotherapy process, the highest 1 month after radiotherapy. FACT-L sub-level radiation in the lowest index score, and then gradually increased. Using multivariate analysis of variance, measured by the different time points the average of the measured quality of life analysis, found that FACT-L scores were significantly lower than in the radiation therapy before radiotherapy and 1 month after radiotherapy.
1 month after radiotherapy FACT-L scores were significantly higher than before radiotherapy. Physical health and functional health sub-level index score: Using the same analysis found that physical health scores at 1 month after radiotherapy were significantly higher than before radiotherapy and radiotherapy. Functional health 1 month after radiotherapy were significantly higher than before radiotherapy, 4 months after radiotherapy was also significantly higher than before radiotherapy. Research data show that the acceptance of radical radiotherapy for non-small cell lung cancer patients receiving radiotherapy at the lowest quality of life, 1 month after radiotherapy, the survival of the highest quality. Also found 1 month after radiotherapy or radiotherapy before and 4 months after radiotherapy compared to patients with no overt difference in quality of life. Although the results need to be confirmed by further studies. However, a number of recommendations for care should be taken seriously.
The recommendations are: nurse should warn patients with non-small cell lung cancer radiotherapy possible adverse impact of the quality of life, and how to effectively handle. nurse should assess the patient response method, adaptation level, and the whole process of radiotherapy in the quality of life and the possible effects caused by radiotherapy in patients with adverse consequences for the quality of life. the nursing staff on the adverse effects of radiotherapy predictability for patients and their families when in need of help can be given timely help.
Radiotherapy in patients with small cell lung cancer quality of life survey, nurses need to implement more effective interventions to deal with non-small cell lung cancer patients the adverse effects of radiotherapy, the patient's ability to adapt to maximize.