Observational Study
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World J Clin Cases. Aug 6, 2022; 10(22): 7825-7831
Published online Aug 6, 2022. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v10.i22.7825
Effects of comprehensive nursing on postoperative complications, mental status and quality of life in patients with glioma
Heng Dong, Xiao-Li Zhang, Chun-Xiang Deng, Bo Luo
Heng Dong, Xiao-Li Zhang, Chun-Xiang Deng, Bo Luo, Department of Neurosurgery, Nanchong Central Hospital, Nanchong 637000, Sichuan Province, China
Author contributions: Dong H, Zhang XL, Deng CX, and Luo B contributed to the design of the study; Dong H wrote the manuscript; All authors have read and approve the final manuscript.
Institutional review board statement: The study was approved by the Nanchong Central Hospital Institutional Review Board.
Informed consent statement: All study participants, or their legal guardian, provided informed written consent prior to study enrollment.
Conflict-of-interest statement: The authors report no conflict of interest.
Data sharing statement: No additional data are available.
STROBE statement: The authors have read the STROBE Statement—checklist of items, and the manuscript was prepared and revised according to the STROBE Statement—checklist of items.
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Corresponding author: Bo Luo, MD, Doctor, Department of Neurosurgery, Nanchong Central Hospital, No. 97 Renmin South Road, Shunqing District, Nanchong 637000, Sichuan Province, China. 469834123@qq.com
Received: February 21, 2022
Peer-review started: February 21, 2022
First decision: March 23, 2022
Revised: April 10, 2022
Accepted: June 22, 2022
Article in press: June 22, 2022
Published online: August 6, 2022
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ARTICLE HIGHLIGHTS
Research background

Brain glioma is a common type of aggressive disease that is related to a deterioration in mental health and quality of life. The complex condition raises high demand for the optimal treatment approaches and postoperative nursing strategies.

Research motivation

Comprehensive nursing care is cooperative nursing care that is provided by health professionals of different medical domains to fulfill a patient’s practicable physical, mental and psychosocial healthcare requirements. Based on this, this study discussed the effectiveness of comprehensive nursing care in patients with brain glioma.

Research objectives

To determine the effects of comprehensive nursing care on postoperative complications, mental health and quality of life in patients with brain glioma.

Research methods

A total of 106 patients with brain glioma were selected and randomly categorized into an observation group and a control group with 53 patients in each group. The observation group was given comprehensive nursing as well as conventional nursing, and the control group was only given conventional nursing. Postoperative complications, mental status and quality of life were compared between the two groups after the nursing intervention.

Research results

After the nursing intervention, the incidence of complications, including limb dysfunction, high fever and epilepsy, was lower in the observation group than in the control group. Anxiety and depression were relieved in the observation group compared with the control group. Quality of life scores were higher in the observation group than in the control group.

Research conclusions

The findings of this study provide evidence that comprehensive nursing can effectively reduce the incidence of postoperative complications, promote comfort and ease, relieve anxiety and depression and improve quality of life in patients with brain glioma.

Research perspectives

Here we present our experience in providing comprehensive nursing in patients with brain glioma, and it shows that this nursing approach is effective. We need better and detailed evidence to demonstrate the significance of this nursing strategy in this population.