Effects of Empathetic Nursing Combined with Clinical Nursing Pathway on Mental Toughness and Gastrointestinal Function Recovery in Patients undergoing Colorectal Cancer Surgery
Objective To explore the effects of empathetic nursing combined with clinical nursing pathway on mental toughness and gastrointestinal function recovery in patients undergoing colorectal cancer surgery.Methods A total of eighty patients who underwent colorectal cancer surgery in Binzhou Medical College Affiliated Hospital from February 2022 to June 2023 were randomly selected as the study objects and divided into two groups according to random num-ber table method,with forty patients in each group.The control group was given routine nursing,and the observation group was given empathetic nursing combined with clinical nursing pathway.The mental toughness,gastrointestinal function recovery time,quality of life and complication rate of the two groups were compared.Results After interven-tion,the toughness scores was(34.64±5.26)points,strength scores was(26.75±3.18)points and optimism scores was(12.43±2.61)points of the observation group were significantly higher than(30.06±7.33)points,(24.61±5.34)points and(10.32±2.87)points of the control group,the differences were statistically significant(t=3.211,2.178,3.440,all P<0.05).The anal ventilation time was(2.94±0.42)d,bowel sound recovery time was(1.45±0.31)d and eating semi-liquid food time was(3.26±0.76)d in observation group,which were significantly shorter than those in control group,the differences were statistically significant(all P<0.05).After intervention,the scores of all dimensions of comprehen-sive quality of life assessment questionnaire in the observation group were higher than those in the control group,and the differences were statistically significant(all P<0.05).The complication rate of the observation group was lower than that of the control group,and the difference was statistically significant(P<0.05).Conclusion Empathetic nursing combined with clinical nursing pathway has positive effects on mental toughness and gastrointestinal function recovery of patients undergoing colorectal cancer surgery,and helps to reduce complications.
Colorectal cancerEmpathetic nursingClinical nursing pathwayGastrointestinal functionMental toughnessQuality of life