The effects of cognitive dysfunction on the quality of life in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma and the corresponding nursing strategies
Abstract：Objective To investigate the effects of cognitive dysfunction on the quality of life in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma and the corresponding nursing strategies .Methods One hundred twenty seven patients with hepatocellular carcinoma were screened with the mini-mental state examination and SF-36 health survey question-naire.The patients were divided into the observation group (hepatocellular carcinoma with cognitive dysfunction , n=36) and the control group (hepatocellular carcinoma without cognitive dysfunction , n=91), and the SF-36 scores were compared between the two groups .Results There were no significant differences in gender , age, body mass in-dex and other general conditions between the two groups ( P>0.05 ) .The physical function , role-physical , bodily pain, social functioning, mental health, role-emotional, vitality and general health were significantly lower in the ob-servation group than those in the control group ( P<0.05 ) .Conclusion The quality of life of the hepatocellular car-cinoma patients with cognitive dysfunction is worse .The active nursing intervention should be conducted to reduce the cognitive dysfunction and improve the quality of life in those patients .
Keywords：Hepatocellular carcinomaCognitive dysfunctionQuality of lifeNursing strategies
Publication Date：2015-01-01
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：3( 318-320 )