scholarly journals Application of quality control circle in the treatment of moderate cancer pain in inpatients

2020 ◽  
Vol 50 (5) ◽  
pp. 581-585
Author(s):  
Yehuan Liu ◽  
Beibei Lin

Abstract Context Pain is one of the most common and intolerable symptoms in cancer patients. But cancer pain control is still negative in China. Objectives This paper explores the application of quality control circle in the treatment of cancer pain in inpatients to improve the quality of life of patients with cancer pain. Method Established a quality control circle group to analyze the current status of cancer pain control in inpatients with moderate cancer pain, set goals, formulate corresponding countermeasures and implement and review them in stages. The plan-do-check-act method was cyclically applied. The Brief Pain Inventory was used to evaluate the cancer pain status of patients with cancer pain hospitalized before (January to April 2016) and after (September to December 2016) the implementation of quality control circle activities. Results The pain control effect of the observation group was significantly better than that of the control group. The mean (standard deviation) of pain severity and pain interference in the observation group were significantly lower than those in the control group (6.21 [2.86] vs 4.31 [2.25], 10.54 [4.10] vs 7.25 [3.77]). There was significant difference after the implementation of quality control circle (P < 0.01). Conclusion Quality control circle activities are used to manage patients with cancer pain, to improve the situation of pain control and to improve the quality of life of patients. This management tool and method is worthy of clinical promotion and application.

2022 ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Jun Li ◽  
Hui Li ◽  
Wenjiao Deng ◽  
Lixin Meng ◽  
Wenya Gong ◽  
...  

<b><i>Background:</i></b> Patients with maintenance hemodialysis (MHD) generally have a microinflammatory state. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of hemodialysis (HD) combined with hemoperfusion (HP) on microinflammatory state in elderly patients with MHD. <b><i>Methods:</i></b> One hundred and fifty elderly patients with MHD were randomly divided into the control group and the observation group. The control group received simple HD treatment, and the observation group received combined HD + HP treatment on the basis of the control group. After 6 months of continuous treatment, the patients were evaluated to compare the quality of life, inflammation, adverse reactions, and nutritional indicators in the 2 groups before and after treatment. <b><i>Results:</i></b> There was no significant difference in the quality of life between the 2 groups before treatment. After treatment, the scores of psychological aspects, physiological aspects, social aspects, environmental aspects, and independent ability in the observation group were higher than those in the control group, with statistical significance (<i>p</i> &#x3c; 0.05). There was no statistical significance in the level of inflammation between 2 groups before treatment. After treatment, the levels of hs-CRP, Hcy, IL-6, and TNF-α in the observation group were significantly lower than those in the control group, with statistical significance (<i>p</i> &#x3c; 0.05). The incidence of dry mouth, skin reaction, neuritis, and subcutaneous tissue fibrosis in the observation group was lower than that in the control group, with statistical significance (<i>p</i> &#x3c; 0.05). There was no statistical significance in nutritional level indexes between 2 groups before treatment (<i>p</i><sub>1</sub> &#x3e; 0.05). After treatment, the levels of hemoglobin, total protein, albumin, and transferrin in the observation group were significantly higher than those in the control group, with statistical significance (<i>p</i> &#x3c; 0.05). <b><i>Conclusion:</i></b> The clinical effect of HD combined with HP in elderly MHD patients is significant, which can effectively reduce the incidence of adverse reactions and inflammation in the patients and improve the quality of life and nutritional indicators of the patients.


2017 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 437-443 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hua-dong Zhu ◽  
Zhen Gong ◽  
Bing-wei Hu ◽  
Qiao-ling Wei ◽  
Jun Kong ◽  
...  

Introduction. Opioid-induced constipation (OIC) is a principal complication secondary to analgesic therapy for cancer pain patients who suffer moderate to severe pain. In this study, we observe the efficacy and safety of transcutaneous acupoint interferential current (IFC) stimulation in those patients with OIC. Methods. A total of 198 patients were randomly allocated to the IFC group and control group in a 1:1 ratio. Finally, 98 patients in the IFC group received 14 sessions administered over 2 weeks, whereas 100 patients in the control group took lactulose orally during the same period. Observation items were documented at management stage and at follow-up stage according to Cleveland Constipation Scales (CCS), pain Numeric Rating Scales (NRS) and Patient Assessment of Constipation Quality of Life (PAC-QoL). Results. The total curative effects of the IFC group and the control group were indistinguishable (76.5% vs 70.0%, P = .299). Regarding CCS and PAC-QoL scores, no significant difference was observed between the 2 groups during the management time and at the follow-up stage of week 3 ( P > .05, respectively), but groups were distinguished at the follow-up stage of week 4 ( P < .001 and P = .031, respectively). The pain NRS decreased significantly at management stage week 2 and follow-up stage week 3 and week 4 ( P = .013, P = .041, P = .011, respectively). Conclusions. Transcutaneous acupoint IFC therapy over acupoints of Tianshu (ST25) and Zhongwan (RN12) may improve constipation and quality of life in cancer patients receiving opiates; further studies are worthwhile.


2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (5) ◽  
pp. 1570-1577
Author(s):  
Yan Pan ◽  
HaiPing Wu

Background Gastric cancer patients after surgery due to surgical trauma, digestive tract reconstruction of negative emotions and other factors, resulting in reduced postoperative food intake, nutritional status decreased immune function, resulting in tumor escape and postoperative recurrence or metastasis. Self-nutrition management combined with mindfulness intervention has a positive effect on postoperative nutritional status and quality of life of patients. Objective To analyze the effect of self-nutrition management combined with mindfulness intervention on postoperative nutritional status and quality of life of patients undergoing radical gastric cancer surgery. Methods A total of 130 gastric cancer patients admitted to our hospital from October 2018 to February 2021 were selected and divided into groups according to their intervention plan. All 130 patients were treated with laparoscopic radical resection of gastric cancer, 65 patients in the control group were given routine nutritional intervention and nursing intervention, and 65 patients in the observation group were given self-nutrition management intervention and mindfulness intervention. The postoperative rehabilitation indicators, hospitalization expenses and complications were compared between the two groups, and the changes in nutritional indicators between the two groups were detected. The Self-Rating Depression Scale (SDS) and the Self-Rating Anxiety Scale (SAS) were used to evaluate negative emotions. The European the Cancer Research and Treatment Organization Quality of Life Scale (QLQ-C30) evaluates the quality of life. Results The observation group’s first exhaust time, oral feeding time, and hospital stay were shorter than those in the control group. Compared with the control group, there was no significant difference in hospitalization expenses (P>0.05). Compared with before the intervention, the ALB, PA, and TRF of the two groups were increased (P<0.05), and the improvement of nutritional indicators in the observation group after the intervention was more obvious than that of the control group (P<0.05). Compared with before the intervention, the SDS scores and SAS scores of the two groups decreased (P<0.05), and the negative emotion scores of the observation group improved more significantly than those of the control group after the intervention (P<0.05). Compared with the pre-intervention, the two groups of QLQ-C30 scores in the areas of general health, physical function, role function, emotional function, social function and economic difficulties, etc. scores increased (P<0.05), fatigue, insomnia and loss of appetite, ect. The score decreased (P<0.05). There was no significant difference between the two groups in the areas of cognitive function, nausea and vomiting, constipation, diarrhea, etc. (P>0.05). In the area of pain and shortness of breath, observe the group was lower than before the intervention, but the difference between the control group and before the intervention was not statistically significant (P>0.05). The QLQ-C30 scores of the observation group after intervention (except in areas such as cognitive function, nausea and vomiting, constipation, diarrhea, financial difficulties, etc.) generally improved significantly compared with the control group (P<0.05). The incidence of complications in the observation group was lower than that in the control group, which was statistically significant (P<0.05). Conclusion Self-nutrition management combined with mindfulnesspromote postoperative recovery, reduce complications and negative emotions, improve nutritional status, and improve quality of life.


2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Chunjie Ma ◽  
Yuexian Ma ◽  
Sidi Lu ◽  
Dan Li ◽  
Yan Wang ◽  
...  

Objective. The objective of this study is to explore the effect of solution focused approach (SFA) on the complications, pain, sleep, and quality of life in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma undergoing transcatheter arterial chemoembolization (TACE). Methods. Total of 106 patients with hepatocellular carcinoma who underwent TACE in our hospital from July 2019 to June 2020 were selected. According to the admission time, they were divided into the control group (n = 53) and the observation group (n = 53). The control group implemented routine nursing intervention, and the observation group implemented SFA on the basis of the control group. The clinical data, complications, pain, sleep status, and quality of life scores were compared between the two groups. Results. The total incidence of complications in the observation group (16.98%) was lower than that in the control group (33.96%) ( P < 0.05 ). There was no significant difference in the score of pain perception between the two groups ( P > 0.05 ). The scores of sleep status in the observation group were lower than those in the control group ( P < 0.05 ). The quality of life scores in the observation group was higher than that in the control group ( P < 0.05 ). Conclusion. SFA can effectively reduce the complications, relieve pain, improve sleep status, and improve the quality of life in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma undergoing TACE.


2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jing Yang ◽  
Lizhu Weng ◽  
Hongfu Cai ◽  
Zhijian Hu ◽  
Na Li ◽  
...  

BACKGROUND The incidence and degree of cancer pain often progresses in discharged patients because of discontinued standard treatments and reductions in medication compliance. Motivated by the need for better pain management in discharged patients, our research team developed a mobile phone application (Pain Guard) for providing continuous treatment for discharged patients suffering from pain. OBJECTIVE We aimed to design, construct, and test the Pain Guard in patients managing cancer pain, and evaluate the total remission rate of pain and improvement in quality of life (QoL), in order to realize convergence management of patients within and outside the hospital. The system’s usability, feasibility, compliance, and satisfaction were also assessed. METHODS This randomized controlled double-arm study involved 58 patients with cancer pain symptoms. Participants were randomly assigned into the group receiving care through the Pain Guard and the control group receiving only traditional pharmaceutical care. In a pretest, participants were rated using a baseline cancer pain assessment and QoL evaluation. During treatment, the consumption levels of analgesic drugs were recorded every week. After a 4-week study period, another round of cancer pain assessment and QoL evaluation was conducted. Our primary outcome was remission rate of pain, and secondary outcomes were compliance with medication, improvements in QoL, frequency of breakthrough cancer pain (BTcP), incidence of adverse reactions, and satisfaction of patients. RESULTS All participants (58 patients) successfully completed the study. There were no significant differences in baseline pain score or baseline QoL scores between groups (P>0.1). At the end of the study, the rate of pain remission in the trial group was significantly higher than that in the control group (P<0.01). The frequency of BTcP in the trial group was considerably lower than that in the control group (P<0.01). The rate of medication compliance in the trial group was considerably higher than that in the control group (P<0.01). Improvements in QoL scores in the trial group were also significantly higher than those in the control group (P<0.01). The incidence of adverse reactions in the trial group (7/31) was much lower than that in the control group (12/27). The 31 participants in the trial group completed a satisfaction survey regarding Pain Guard: 23 (74%) indicated that they were satisfied with receiving pharmaceutical care by Pain Guard, 8 (26%) indicated that they were somewhat satisfied, 2 (6%) indicated neutral feelings, 1 (3%) indicated that they were somewhat dissatisfied, and no participants indicated that they were very dissatisfied. CONCLUSIONS Pain Guard can effectively resolve the management dislocation of patients with cancer pain at home, control pain steadily, reduce the incidence of adverse reactions, improve patient compliance, and significantly improve patients’ quality of life. Additionally, Pain Guard operability is good and easily accepted by patients. CLINICALTRIAL identifier: ChiCTR1800016066


2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jing Zhang ◽  
Qiong Zhou ◽  
George Nelson

UNSTRUCTURED The purpose of this study is to explore the effect of continuous nursing system of artificial intelligence (AI) on patients discharged from hospital after heart valve replacement (HVR) and the application value of Omaha system. The patients undergoing HVR were taken as the research objects and divided into control group (routine nursing) and observation group (continuous nursing). Through the continuous nursing system of AI, the patients discharged from the hospital were monitored remotely, and the vital signs of patients were analyzed by AI. Different nursing methods were used to intervene the patients. Nursing evaluation data were used for nursing evaluation of patients undergoing HVR. Activity of Daily Life Scale (ADL) was used to evaluate patients' daily living ability, health status questionnaire was used to evaluate patients' health status, and World Health Organization Quality of Life-Brief version (WHOQOL-BREF) was used to evaluate patients' quality of life. The results showed that, before intervention, there was no significant difference in the scores of ADL between the control group and the observation group, with no statistical significance (P > 0.05). After intervention, the scores of ADL in the observation group were higher than those in the control group (P < 0.05), and the differences were statistically significant (P < 0.05); before intervention, the scores of ADL in the control group were higher than those in the control group, with statistical significance (P < 0.05). Before intervention, there was no significant difference in the health status questionnaire score between the control group and the observation group, without statistical significance (P > 0.05). After intervention, the health status questionnaire score of the observation group was higher than that of the control group, and the difference was statistically significant (P < 0.05). Before intervention, there was no significant difference in WHO quality of life evaluation score between the control group and the observation group, without statistical significance (P > 0.05). After intervention, the WHO quality of life evaluation score of the observation group was higher than that of the control group, and the difference was statistically significant (P < 0.05). After intervention, the KBS evaluation of nursing problem outcomes in the observation group was higher than that before intervention, and the difference was statistically significant (P < 0.05). In conclusion, the continuous nursing system of AI based on Omaha system can effectively evaluate the nursing problems of patients after discharge and improve the quality of life of patients, which has important application value.


2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-6
Author(s):  
Xiaoling Yao ◽  
Xiaoyu Wang ◽  
Jing Yuan ◽  
Zhikang Huang ◽  
Dan Wu ◽  
...  

Objective. Peer support is a concept of substantial significance to health scientists and practitioners today due to its focus shifting from disease treatment to health promotion. Effective incorporation peer relationships in support-enhancing interventions could improve quality care and health outcomes. More and more cases of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) have been diagnosed in nonsmokers. In this study, the effects of peer-support nursing intervention on the pulmonary function and quality of life of nonsmoking patients with COPD were investigated. Methods. A total of 100 COPD nonsmoking patients admitted to our hospital from October 2018 to October 2020 were selected as study subjects. All nonsmoking patients were in accordance with the guidelines of COPD diagnosis and treatment issued by the Respiratory Medicine Branch of Chinese Medical Association, and they were not in the habit of smoking. According to the different interventions, the nonsmoking patients were divided into the control group (n = 50) and the observation group (n = 50). Among them, nonsmoking patients in the control group received routine care, and nonsmoking patients in the observation group received routine care and peer-support nursing. The difference on the scores of social support, self-management efficacy, healthy lifestyle, and the distance of six-minute walking were to be compared between the two groups before and after the intervention. Results. There was no significant statistical difference on the general information between the two groups in terms of age, gender, and course of disease ( P > 0.05 ). Before intervention, the social support score involving subjective support, objective support, utilization of support, and total score revealed slight difference between the two groups ( P > 0.05 ). However, after the intervention, the subjective support, utilization of support, and total score remained statistically different between the two groups ( P < 0.05 ), and the objective support showed no significant difference between the two groups ( P > 0.05 ). Before intervention, there was no statistical difference in the self-management efficacy scores such as positive attitude, stress reduction, self-decision-making, and total score between the two groups ( P > 0.05 ). After the intervention, the two groups indicated statistical difference in the self-management efficacy scores ( P < 0.05 ). Before intervention, there was no significant difference between the two groups in the healthy lifestyle score in terms of health responsibility, self-realization, interpersonal support, and stress management ( P > 0.05 ), and the abovementioned outcome measures indicated significant difference between the two groups after intervention ( P < 0.05 ). There was no statistical difference in six-minute walking distance between the two groups before the intervention ( P > 0.05 ), but after the intervention, the observation group revealed a significantly longer distance of six-minute walking compared to the control group ( P < 0.05 ). Conclusion. These data suggest that peer-support nursing intervention can effectively improve pulmonary function and quality of life of nonsmoking patients with COPD.


2018 ◽  
Vol 4 ◽  
pp. 3-13
Author(s):  
Yuriy Dumanskiy ◽  
Oleksandr Bondar ◽  
Oleksandr Tkachenko ◽  
Evhenii Stoliachuk ◽  
Vasilii Ermakov

In recent years, breast cancer (BC) is the most common cancer pathology and the most common cause of disability among women in developed countries. Finding the most effective ways of interaction between the patient and the doctor creates the preconditions for the necessary analysis of the treatment process from an objective and subjective point of view. Therefore, an important indicator to be taken into account is the quality of life of a patient. To compare the indicators of a comprehensive assessment of the quality of life of patients to the adverse locally advanced forms (LA) of breast cancer before and after systemic intravenous polychemotherapy (SPCTx) and selective endolymphatic polychemotherapy (ELPCTx) in neoadjuvant mode. The study was conducted on the basis of a random analysis of outpatient cards from 112 patients with LA BC T4A-DN0-3M0 who received a comprehensive antitumor treatment on the basis of the Donetsk regional antitumor center and the University Clinic of the Odessa National Medical University from 2000 to 2017, which was proposed a questionnaire at various stages of preoperative treatment. The first (control) group consisted of 65 patients (58 %) with inoperable forms of LA BC, which was performed in neoadjuvant mode by SPCTx. The second (study group) included 47 patients (42 %) with inoperable forms of LA BC, which was performed as a neoadjuvant course ELPCTx. According to the integral indicators of quality of life and quality of health between patients in the control and study groups, there was no statistically significant difference. In a detailed analysis of the indicators of symptomatic scales, the difference between the groups did not exceed the critical. Based on the results of a study conducted among patients receiving endolymphatic chemotherapy in a neoadjuvant mode, the subjective evaluations of treatment in absolute numbers have better reference values without statistical superiority. The study of the integrative indicator of quality of life and its discrete elements is an ergonomic and economical means of heuristic assessment of the health of patients in order to further develop more rational and convenient ways of solving urgent issues of modern oncology by increasing compliance and finding a compromise between the physician and the patient.


2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Aneta Bac ◽  
Magdalena Wróbel ◽  
Katarzyna Ogrodzka-Ciechanowicz ◽  
Edyta Michalik ◽  
Anna Ścisłowska-Czarnecka

Abstract The assessment of the six-week influence of Kinesio Taping combined with a rehabilitation on selected ultrasonography measurements, the level of disability, and the quality of life in patients with rotator cuff lesions. 60 participants were randomly assigned into a taping group (KT combined with a six-week rehabilitating protocol) and a control group (only rehabilitation protocol). In all patients the following assessments were performed twice: USG, UEFI and NHP questionnaires. In the examination of the subacromial space and the subacromial bursa in the taping group, no statistical significance was observed. A statistically significant change in the thickness of the muscles was obtained only for the thickness of the infraspinatus in the taping group. A statistically significant change was obtained in the assessment of tendinopathy only for the supraspinatus muscle in both groups. Within both groups a statistically significant difference was observed in the average UEFI and NHP scores; however, the differences in the scores obtained between the groups were not statistically significant. The use of KT with a rehabilitation program did not yield statistically significantly better results in the improvement of selected shoulder region indicators, the function of the upper limb and the quality of life.


2020 ◽  
Vol 41 (Supplement_2) ◽  
Author(s):  
V Houben ◽  
J.A Snoek ◽  
E Prescott ◽  
N Mikkelsen ◽  
A.E Van Der Velde ◽  
...  

Abstract Background and purpose Although participation in cardiac rehabilitation (CR) improves quality of life (QoL), participation in CR, especially among elderly, is limited. We conducted this study to assess whether mobile home-based CR (mCR) increases QoL in elderly (≥65 years old) patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) or a valvular intervention who decline participation in conventional CR. Methods It is designed as a randomised multi-centre study with two parallel arms. Randomisation assigned patients either to mCR or a control group. mCR Consisted of six months of home-based CR with telemonitoring and coaching. Control-group patients did not receive any form of CR throughout the study period. Quality of life was measured with the SF-36v2 questionnaire at 0, 6 and 12 months. Results A total of 179 patients were included in this study (90 control, 89 mCR). A flowchart of the trial is presented in Figure 1. Patients were predominantly male (81.1%). Baseline characteristics can be found in Table 1. Patients using mCR improved on physical QoL after 6 (p=0.026) and 12 (p=0.008) months. There was no difference on mental QoL for both groups (mCR 6 months p=0.563, 12 months p=0.945; control 6 months p=0.589, 12 months p=0.542). No difference existed in QoL between the mCR and control group (physical: 6 months p=0.070, 12 months p=0.150; mental: 6 months p=0.355, 12 months p=0.625). Conclusion Although there is no significant difference in QoL between the control and mCR group, mCR increases physical QoL after 6 and 12 months in elderly patients who decline participation in conventional CR. Therefore E-Health tools should be considered as an alternative for conventional CR when (elderly) patients decline to participate in conventional CR. Figure 1. Flow chart of all eligible patients Funding Acknowledgement Type of funding source: Public grant(s) – EU funding. Main funding source(s): European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme


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