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ArticleJournal of oncology2021

Rehabilitation Nursing Intervention Can Improve Dysphagia and Quality of Life of Patients Undergoing Radiotherapy for Esophageal Cancer.

Xiange Zeng, Ling Li, Wenjing Wang, Lihui Zhu

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Article in Journal of oncology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5citing papers in PubMed
1.3field-weighted citation impact, top 19% of its field
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5 · Who and what money

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4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Xiange ZengDepartment of Gastroenterology, The Second Hospital, University of South China, Hengyang, China.
Ling LiDigestive Endoscopy Center, The Second Hospital, University of South China, Hengyang, China.
Wenjing WangDepartment of Gastroenterology, The Second Hospital, University of South China, Hengyang, China.
Lihui ZhuDepartment of Gastroenterology, The Second Hospital, University of South China, Hengyang, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2390-0197
University of South China · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo seek the improvement of rehabilitation nursing intervention on dysphagia and quality of life of patients with esophageal cancer undergoing radiotherapy.

methodsA total of 109 patients with esophageal cancer undergoing radiotherapy were selected as research objects. According to the random number table, they were separated into the control group (CG) and intervention group (IG), with 45 cases in CG and 64 cases in IG. In CG, patients were given routine nursing intervention, while those in IG were given rehabilitation nursing intervention. After intervention, the degree of acute radiation injury and the improvement of swallowing function were observed to compare the self-nursing ability, quality of life, and incidence of complications between the two groups.

resultsThe degree of injury in CG was heavier than that in IG. The improvement of swallowing function in IG was better than that in CG. The scores of self-nursing ability and life quality in IG were higher than those in CG, with statistically significant differences (

conclusionRehabilitation nursing intervention can ameliorate dysphagia, improve the quality of life, and reduce the incidence of complications for patients with esophageal cancer undergoing radiotherapy. It is worthy of clinical application.

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PMID34394350
PMCPMC8360714
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