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Effects of Chinese medicine aromatherapy combined with positive thought stress reduction training in advanced cancer patients: An unrandomized quasi-experimental trial.
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backgroundPain and sleep disorders are highly prevalent in advanced cancer patients, seriously affecting their quality of life. At present, the application value of Chinese medicine aromatherapy and positive thought stress reduction training in improving patients' negative emotions and sleep disorders has been confirmed; however, its intervention role for advanced cancer patients has not yet been widely studied in China. This study investigated the effects of Chinese medicine aromatherapy combined with positive stress reduction training on pain conditions, sleep quality, and quality of life in advanced cancer patients.
methodsThis study is a quasi-experimental study, which included advanced cancer patients admitted to the oncology department of our hospital from July 2022 to December 2022 as the study subjects; the patients were categorized into control and experimental groups according to their wards, with the first ward as the control group and the second ward as the experimental group; the control group implemented the routine nursing care in the oncology department, and the experimental group implemented Chinese medicine aromatherapy combined with positive stress reduction training on the basis of the routine nursing care. McGill Pain Questionnaire Short-Form, Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, and Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy were used to assess the pain, sleep quality, and quality of life before and after the intervention in the 2 groups, and were compared.
resultsA total of 83 patients with advanced cancer aged (59.60 ± 11.29) years completed the study. After the intervention, McGill Pain Questionnaire Short-Form and Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index scores were lower in the experimental group than in the control group (P < .05), and Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy scores were higher in the experimental group than in the control group (P < .05).
conclusionChinese medicine aromatherapy combined with positive stress reduction training can alleviate the pain and sleep condition of advanced cancer patients and improve their quality of life, which is worth promoting.
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