Effect of the intensive psychological nursing on adverse mood and quality of life in patients with cervical cancer

Objective: To evaluate the effect of intensive psychological nursing on the adverse mood and quality of life in patients with cervical cancer (CC).

Methods: 100 CC patients admitted to our hospital from January 2019 to January 2020 were enrolled and randomly allocated into two groups, namely the control group (n=50) and the experimental group (n=50). Patients in the control group and experimental group were given general nursing and intensive psychological nursing, respectively. The two groups were compared with respect to self-rating anxiety scale (SAS), self-rating depressive scale (SDS) scores, quality of life index (QLI) scores and mental status scale in non-psychiatric settings (MSSNS) scores, effective rate of nursing and the incidence of adverse reactions.

Results: The experimental group displayed a statistically significant increase in the QLI scores as compared with the control group (P < 0.05); The SAS, SDS scores, and MSSNS scores were found to be markedly lower in the experimental group than in the control group (P < 0.05); The effective rate of nursing was notably higher in the experimental group (P < 0.05); Regarding adverse reactions, the experimental group was markedly lower compared with the control group (P < 0.05).

Conclusion: Intensive psychological nursing significantly improves the psychological state and quality of life for CC patients.