The effect of cognitive intervention on negative emotions and coping style in patients with colorectal cancer

Gan Xiaohong; Li Ruishu

doi:10.3969/.issn.1674-3245.2017.04.003

Abstract：Objective To observe the effect of cognitive intervention in the nursing care of patients with colorectal carcinoma. Methods One-hundred cases of colorectal cancer treated in our hospital from June 2014 to November 2015 were selected for observation according to the random number table method and were divided into a control group and an observation group, with 50 patients in each group. The control group received routine nursing care, and the observation group received cognitive intervention. We observed improvements in anxiety and depression,sleep quality and the coping styles of the two groups of patients before and after the intervention. Results The SAS and SDS scores of the two groups before the intervention showed no significant differences. After the intervention, the above indicators of the two groups were lower than before the intervention, and the observation group's scores were lower than the control group's scores (P < 0.05). Before the intervention, the confrontation, avoidance and yielding scores of the two groups were not significantly different. After the intervention, the scores of the two groups were higher than before the intervention, and the avoidance and the yielding scores were lower than before the intervention. The facing score of the observation group was higher than the control group, and the avoidance and yielding scores were lower in the observation group, with statistically significant differences (P < 0.05). Before the intervention, the various dimensions of sleep scores in the two groups were not significantly different. After the intervention, the sleep quality of the two groups improved, and the observation group improved significantly (P <0.05). Conclusion Cognitive intervention can significantly improve adverse emotions and coping styles and improve sleep quality in patients with colorectal cancer.