Humanized Nursing Improves The Quality Of Life And Increases The Family Satisfaction Of Patients With Advanced Lung Cancer

This study aimed to investigate the effects of humanized nursing on the quality of life (QOL) and the family satisfaction of patients with advanced lung cancer (ALC). Eighty nine patients with ALC admitted to Hubei Cancer Hospital from March 2017 to December 2018 were enrolled, in which 45 cases (treated with conventional nursing) were in the control group, while the other 44 cases (treated with humanized nursing in addition to conventional nursing) were in the humanized group. They were compared in terms of their Self Rating-Anxiety Scale (SAS) scores, Self Rating Depression Scale (SDS) scores, Cancer Related Fatigue (CRF) scores, Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) scores, degree of pain, incidence of complications, hospital stays, QOL, and family satisfaction. Before the nursing, there were no significant differences in in the SAS, SDS, CRF, and PSQI scores in the control and humanized groups (P>0.05). After the nursing, the scores in the two groups were reduced significantly, and the scores were significantly lower in the humanized group than they were in the control group (P<0.05). The effective rate of pain relief and the incidence of complications were significantly lower in the humanized group than they were in the control group (P<0.05). The hospital stays were significantly shorter in the humanized group than they were in the control group (P<0.05). The QOL index and family satisfaction scores were higher in the humanized group than they were in the control group (P<0.05). Humanized nursing can improve the QOL and the family satisfaction of patients with ALC, so it is a suitable clinical nursing model.