Dai YH, Zhuo-Ma SL, Luo YH. Effect of gastrointestinal endoscopy center care on the psychological state and pain level of colorectal cancer patients. World J Gastrointest Oncol 2025; 17(6): 106154 [DOI: 10.4251/wjgo.v17.i6.106154]
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Yu-Hong Dai, Associate Chief Nurse, Gastroenterology Endoscopy Center, Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture People's Hospital, No. 94 West Main Street, Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous 626000, Sichuan Province, China. lily838412@163.com
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World J Gastrointest Oncol. Jun 15, 2025; 17(6): 106154 Published online Jun 15, 2025. doi: 10.4251/wjgo.v17.i6.106154
Effect of gastrointestinal endoscopy center care on the psychological state and pain level of colorectal cancer patients
Yu-Hong Dai, Shi Lang Zhuo-Ma, Yu-Hua Luo
Yu-Hong Dai, Gastroenterology Endoscopy Center, Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture People's Hospital, Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous 626000, Sichuan Province, China
Shi Lang Zhuo-Ma, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, People's Hospital of Luding County, Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous 626100, Sichuan Province, China
Yu-Hua Luo, Department of Nursing, Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture People's Hospital, Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous 626000, Sichuan Province, China
Author contributions: Dai YH, Zhuo-Ma SL and Luo YH contributed to the research design, data collection, data analysis, and paper writing; Dai YH was responsible for research design, funding acquisition, data analysis, reviewing and editing, communication coordination, ethical review, copyright and licensing, and follow-up. All authors have read and approve the final manuscript.
Institutional review board statement: The research was reviewed and approved by Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture People's Hospital.
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Corresponding author: Yu-Hong Dai, Associate Chief Nurse, Gastroenterology Endoscopy Center, Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture People's Hospital, No. 94 West Main Street, Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous 626000, Sichuan Province, China. lily838412@163.com
Received: February 26, 2025 Revised: April 1, 2025 Accepted: April 21, 2025 Published online: June 15, 2025 Processing time: 107 Days and 6.7 Hours
Abstract
BACKGROUND
Colorectal cancer (CRC) has become the third leading cancer with the third highest occurrence rate and the second highest death ratio globally. Its incidence and mortality rates have been increasing annually in recent years, posing a serious threat to global public health. Digestive endoscopy technology can not only be used for the diagnosis of CRC, but it can also be used in determining the depth of infiltration in early CRC. There are significant deficiencies in care measures in this area.
AIM
To investigate the effect of digestive endoscopy center nursing on the psychological state and pain level of CRC patients.
METHODS
A total of 120 CRC patients were randomly and equally divided into a control group and an observation group. The patients in the control group received basic routine nursing care, and the patients in the observation group received systematic digestive endoscopy center nursing care. The patients' compliance and nursing satisfaction were observed and recorded, as well as the Self-Rating Anxiety Scale (SAS), Self-Rating Depression Scale (SDS) and Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) scores.
RESULTS
After care, the SAS and SDS scale scores of patients in both groups significantly decreased compared to before care (P < 0.05). The VAS scale scores significantly increased for each group compared to before examination (P < 0.05). The SAS, SDS and VAS scale scores of the observation group were significantly lower than those of the control group after nursing care (P < 0.05), and compliance and satisfaction of nursing care were significantly higher than those of the control group (P < 0.05).
CONCLUSION
Digestive endoscopy center nursing can effectively intervene in and improve the psychological state and pain level of CRC patients, suggesting it is a valuable approach to adopt in the clinic.
Core Tip: This study explores the impact of gastrointestinal endoscopy center nursing on colorectal cancer (CRC) patients. It finds that systematic nursing care significantly reduced anxiety (Self-Rating Anxiety Scale), depression (Self-Rating Depression Scale), and pain levels (Visual Analogue Scale), while enhancing patient compliance and satisfaction. This highlights the crucial role of specialized nursing interventions in improving the psychological and physical well-being for CRC patients undergoing endoscopic procedures.
