Objective: Cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy commonly experience depression and anxiety,\nwhich, along with adverse effects of chemotherapy, inevitably compromise quality of life\n(QOL) of the patients. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of a psycho-educational\nintervention on the quality of life (QOL) of patients with advanced lung cancer undergoing chemotherapy.\nMethods: Two hundred in-patients with unresectable advanced lung cancer undergoing\nchemotherapy in Shanxi Cancer Hospital from January to October 2013 were randomized\ninto the intervention group (n = 100) and the control group (n = 100). Patients in the intervention\ngroup received a purposely designed and nurse-delivered psycho-educational intervention in addition\nto routine caring and chemotherapy, whereas those in the control group underwent chemotherapy\nand routine caring only. QOL of patients was assessed according to QOL instrument for\nlung cancer (QLICP-LU). The impact of the psycho-educational intervention on QOL was analyzed\nusing independent-sample t test and 2 test. Results: The psychological, physical, and social function,\nand the overall QOL scores were significantly improved in patients who received the psychoeducational\nintervention compared with those in the control group. Conclusions: A nurse-delivered\npsycho-educational intervention is a useful strategy to improve QOL of patients with advanced\nlung cancer undergoing chemotherapy.
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