Effect of Psychological Care Combined with Traditional Chinese Medicine on Postoperative Psychological Stress Response in Patients with Advanced Cervical Cancer
Author(s) -
Xue Hou,
Huajuan Zhang,
Yahong Nie,
Yun Zhang,
Jinhua Wang,
Hua Xu
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.552
H-Index - 90
eISSN - 1741-4288
pISSN - 1741-427X
DOI - 10.1155/2021/5612925
Subject(s) - medicine , cervical cancer , traditional chinese medicine , treatment and control groups , quality of life (healthcare) , cancer , physical therapy , alternative medicine , nursing , pathology
Objective To study the effects of psychological care combined with traditional Chinese medicine treatment on the postoperative psychological stress response and the expression levels of serum C-reactive protein (CRP) and interferon- γ (IFN- γ ) in patients with advanced cervical cancer.Method 232 postoperative advanced cervical cancer patients treated in our hospital from December 2015 to December 2018 were selected as study objects and divided into the control group and study group using the random number table method. The control group was given basic care combined with traditional Chinese medicine treatment, while the study group was given psychological care treatment on the basis of the control group to compare the treatment effect, psychological stress response, pain level, quality of life, and long-term efficacy of the two groups. The serum CRP and IFN- γ levels and their correlation with different psychological stress responses were compared between the two groups before and after treatment.Result Comparing the clinical efficacy of the two groups, the total effective rate of the study group was higher than that of the control group. VAS scores in the study group were significantly lower than those in the control group 30 and 60 days after treatment. The SCL-90 scores of the study group after treatment were lower than those of the control group. After treatment, the differences between the two groups were statistically significant in the scores of emotional function, social function, and role function. The two-year cumulative survival rate in the study group (82.76%) was significantly increased compared to that in the control group (55.17%). The serum CRP and IFN- γ expression levels in the two groups were significantly decreased after treatment compared to those before treatment, and the serum CRP and IFN- γ expression levels in the study group were significantly decreased compared to those in the control group.Conclusion Psychological care combined with traditional Chinese medicine in the treatment of advanced cervical cancer patients after surgery was effective in improving patients' psychological status, reducing their pain level, relieving postoperative negative emotions, increasing compliance, improving the quality of life, helping to prolong survival time, and controlling serum indexes back to normal, which was worth promoting in clinical practice.
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