The Effect of Nursing Management of Patients Undergoing Interventional Therapy for Liver Cancer Compared with Standard Care on Patient-Reported Outcomes

Xiu-Bei Wang, Ling-Fang Sun, Mei-E Niu, Jian-Zheng Cai and Hai-Fang Wang

Clinical Nursing Research, 2022, vol. 31, issue 6, 1100-1106

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  

Keywords: liver cancer; interventional therapy; symptom management; patient-reported outcomes; high-quality nursing (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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DOI: 10.1177/10547738221090556

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