Effects of peer education on mouth－opening training compliance among patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma after radio?therapy
XU Xiu
CHEN Ping
ZHOU Jun
FENG Dan
WANG Daoxiao
Abstract：Objective To investigate the effects of peer education on mouth－opening training compliance among patients with nasopha?ryngeal carcinoma after radiotherapy.Methods A total of 239 patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma undergoing radiotherapy were divided into two groups.The control group (n＝121) was given routine care,and the experimental group(n＝118) received peer education.The inter?vention was provided from a week before radiotherapy to six months after radiotherapy.Results All patients completed radiotherapy.The ex?perimental group had lower incidence of difficulty in mouth－opening than the control group,and had higher mouth－opening training compliance compared with control group at the end of radiotherapy,3 months and 6 months after radiotherapy (P＜0.01 or P＜0.05).Conclusion Peer edu?cation can effectively improve mouth－opening training compliance in patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma after radiotherapy,and decrease the incidence of difficulty in mouth－opening.
Keywords：peer educationnasopharyngeal cancermouth－opening traningcompliance
Publication Date：2018-01-01
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：4( 450-453 )