Effect of continuous nursing combined with respiratory exercise nursing on pulmonary function of postoperative patients with lung cancer

Table 1 Comparison of general data between the two groups

Clinical information	Test group, n = 40	Control group, n = 40	t/χ2	P value
Average age (yr), mean ± SD	62.76 ± 10.43	62.18 ± 10.39	0.249	0.803
Gender, n (%)
Male	24 (60)	25 (62.5)	0.053	0.818
Female	16 (40)	15 (38.5)
Average disease duration (mo), mean ± SD	6.47 ± 1.32	63.6 ± 6.5	0.636	0.527
BMI (kg/m2), mean ± SD	23.52 ± 3.68	23.47 ± 3.97	0.058	0.9536

BMI: Body mass index.

Table 2 Comparison of pulmonary function indicators between the two groups (mean ± SD)

Indicators	Time	Test group, n = 40	Control group, n = 40	t value	P value
SpO2 (%)	Before the intervention	95.68 ± 10.26	95.35 ± 10.17	0.144	0.885
	3 mo after the intervention	98.86 ± 4.26	96.04 ± 3.57	3.209	0.002
VC (L)	Before the intervention	2.96 ± 0.36	2.91 ± 0.33	0.648	0.519
	3 mo after the intervention	3.64 ± 0.63	3.18 ± 0.46	3.567	< 0.001
MVV (L/min)	Before the intervention	83.74 ± 4.18	83.92 ± 4.24	0.191	0.849
	3 mo after the intervention	89.46 ± 7.56	85.02 ± 6.38	2.839	0.006
FEV1 (L)	Before the intervention	1.53 ± 0.24	1.57 ± 0.25	1.095	0.276
	3 mo after the intervention	2.56 ± 0.76	2.09 ± 0.53	3.208	0.002
FEV1% pred (%)	Before the intervention	61.27 ± 8.03	60.94 ± 7.42	0.191	0.849
	3 mo after the intervention	69.48 ± 9.35	63.56 ± 7.94	3.052	0.003
FEV1/FVC (%)	Before the intervention	67.22 ± 8.37	67.16 ± 8.24	0.032	0.974
	3 mo after the intervention	76.82 ± 10.46	70.05 ± 9.68	3.004	0.003

SpO₂: Oxygen saturation; VC: Vital capacity; MVV: Maximum ventilation; FEV1: Forced expiratory volume in the first second; FEV1% pred: FEV1 percentage of predicted value; FEV1/FVC: FEV1 percentage of vital capacity.

Table 3 Comparison of blood gas between the two groups (mean ± SD)

Indicators	Time	Test group, n = 40	Control group, n = 40	t value	P value
PaO2 (mmHg)	Before the intervention	90.67 ± 11.24	90.32 ± 11.15	0.139	0.889
	3 mo after the intervention	98.45 ± 9.46	93.28 ± 8.89	2.524	0.013
PaCO2 (mmHg)	Before the intervention	50.39 ± 5.27	50.12 ± 5.06	0.233	0.815
	3 mo after the intervention	42.85 ± 3.84	46.08 ± 4.38	3.507	< 0.001

Table 4 Comparison of MD Anderson Symptom Inventory scores between the two groups (mean ± SD)

Programs	Time	MDASI score		t value	P value
		Test group, n = 40	Control, group n = 40
Cough	Before the intervention	7.28 ± 0.72	7.31 ± 0.74	0.183	0.854
	3 mo after the intervention	5.62 ± 0.53	6.54 ± 0.62	7.134	< 0.001
Expectoration	Before the intervention	7.43 ± 0.78	7.52 ± 0.79	0.512	0.609
	3 mo after the intervention	5.08 ± 0.52	6.29 ± 0.64	9.280	< 0.001
Hemoptysis	Before the intervention	4.63 ± 0.51	4.48 ± 0.49	1.341	0.183
	3 mo after the intervention	3.26 ± 0.36	4.17 ± 0.48	9.592	< 0.001
Chest distress	Before the intervention	5.89 ± 0.63	5.91 ± 0.66	0.138	0.890
	3 mo after the intervention	3.84 ± 0.39	4.52 ± 0.48	6.954	< 0.001
Weight loss	Before the intervention	4.62 ± 0.57	4.39 ± 0.54	1.853	0.067
	3 mo after the intervention	3.08 ± 0.31	3.78 ± 0.39	8.886	< 0.001
Total	Before the intervention	29.85 ± 3.21	29.61 ± 3.22	0.333	0.739
	3 mo after the intervention	20.88 ± 2.11	25.30 ± 2.61	8.329	< 0.001

MDASI: MD Anderson Symptom Inventory.

Table 5 Comparison of the incidence of pulmonary complications between the two groups, n (%)

Group	Surgical incision infection	Surgical incision bleeding	Atelectasis	Pulmonary infection	Respiratory failure	Overall incidence rate
Test group, n = 40	0 (0.00)	0 (0.00)	1 (2.50)	1 (2.50)	0 (0.00)	2 (5.00)
Control group, n = 40	0 (0.00)	0 (0.00)	3 (7.50)	6 (12.50)	0 (0.00)	9 (22.50)
χ2						5.165
P value						0.023

Table 6 Comparison of treatment compliance between the two groups, n (%)

Group	Before the intervention			3 mo after the intervention
	Good	Moderate	Poor	Good	Moderate	Poor
Test group, n = 40	6 (15.00)	28 (70.00)	6 (15.00)	24 (60.00)	11 (27.50)	5 (12.00)
Control group, n = 40	9 (22.50)	26 (65.00)	5 (12.00)	13 (32.50)	22 (55.00)	5 (12.00)
χ2		0.765			6.937
P value		0.682			0.031

Table 7 Comparison of nursing satisfaction between the two groups, n (%)

Group	Very satisfied	Satisfied	Fairly satisfied	Dissatisfied	Satisfaction rate
Test group, n = 40	26 (65.00)	12 (30.00)	2 (5.00)	0 (0.00)	38 (95.00)
Control group, n = 40	12 (30.00)	21 (52.50)	5 (12.00)	2 (5.00)	33 (82.50)
χ2					7.825
P value					0.005