Effects of Psychiatric Issues and Early Enteral Nutrition Therapy on Anxiety and Quality-of-Life of Patients with Gastric Cancer

Objectives: In this study, we assessed the effects of psychiatric issues and early enteral nutrition therapy on anxiety and quality-of-life of patients with gastric cancer. Methods: We enrolled 60 patients with gastric cancer treated from January 2018 to November 2020 and divided them into 2 groups using a random number table (N=30 per group). All patients received early enteral nutrition therapy. The control group was given routine nursing; treatment of persons in the observation group was supplemented with additional psychiatric nursing. We then compared anxiety-depression scores, treatment compliance, nutritional status indices, and quality-of-life score. Results: The Self-rating Anxiety Scale (SAS) score and the Self-rating Depression Scale (SDS) score significantly declined in both groups after nursing compared with those before nursing (p Conclusion: During enteral nutrition therapy for patients with gastric cancer, psychiatric treatment can effectively alleviate patient anxiety and depression, enhance treatment compliance, improve nutritional status, and enhance quality-of-life

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