ObjectiveTo observe the effect of psychological behavior intervention on anticipatory nausea and vomiting (ANV) of breast cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy. MethodsA total of 185 patients receiving chemotherapy between 2012 and 2013 were randomly divided into psychological behavior intervention group (study group) and conventional nursing group (control group). ANV classification standard and hospital anxiety and depression scale were used to evaluate the degree of ANV in the subjects. ResultsGeneral information of the two groups had no difference (P＞ 0.05) and showed good comparability. Both the incidence and degree of ANV in the study group were significantly less than those of control group (P＜ 0.01) . Moreover, the incidence of anxiety and depression showed significant difference between the two groups (P＜ 0.05) . ConclusionPsychological behavior intervention is an effective method to improve the treatment adherences and life quality of ANV patients undergoing chemotherapy.
Objective To investigate the family-dependence status in patients with tumor, and analyze the related factors of family dependence. Methods The self-made family-dependence scale was distributed to 432 patients with tumor to asses their family dependence status. Results The mean score of family-dependence was 40±5.8. A total of 198 cases (45.8%) were family-dependent, including 52 mild cases, 98 moderate cases, and 48 severe cases. The logistic regression analyses showed that sex (OR=3.873, P=0.022), age (OR=2.378, P=0.035), and personality type (OR=1.079, P=0.028) were the related factors of family-dependence. Conclusion More attention should be paid to patients with tumor about their family-dependence. After being instructed, the family members should use proper emotional expression method to provide family support to the patients with tumor. The female patients, older patients, and patients with dependent personality should be encouraged to improve their self-care ability to avoid family-dependence as possible as they can.