Objective:To investigate feasibility of cognitive behavioral intervention therapy applied in patients with advanced
cancer to reduce the cancer pain and improve patient quality of life in the clinic.Methods:238 patients with advanced cancer were
collected from January 2010 to November 2012, who accepted therapy in the department of oncology in the third affiliated hospital of
Harbin medical university, including 64 lung cancer, 36 breast cacer, 33 gastric cancer, 29 hepatoma, 21 esophageal cancer, 19 colon
cancer, 14 pancreatic cancer, 13 thyroid cancer, 6 nasopharynx cancer, 3 osteosarcoma; 214 cases among the 238 patients suffered the
cancer pain, including 58 lung cancer, 34 breast cacer, 31 gastric cancer, 28 hepatoma, 18 esophageal cancer, 17 colon cancer, 13
pancreatic cancer, 9 thyroid cancer, 3 nasopharynx cancer, 1 osteosarcoma. Each patient received cognitive behavioral intervention
therapy for 30 days. The degree of pain relief and the improvement of quality of life were observed before and after treatment.Results:The results indicated that the total cancer pain relief rate was 55.6%, part relief (degree of 1-3) was 49.5%and entire relief (degree 4) was
6.1%. And the relief rate was 93.2%, 67.3%and 16.7%separately in light, moderate and severe degree of cancer pain. In the KPS, score
improved rate accounted for 67.2% in 238 patients after treatment; improvement in quality of life scores accounted for 69.4% of the
patients.Conclusion:The study demonstrated that cognitive behavioral intervention therapy is even more effective in light and moderate
degree of cancer pain control, and the quality of life was improved in advanced cancer patients after received the therapy. |