Contemporary Nursing

Objective To analyze the impact of motivational nursing combined with empathetic nursing on the self perceived burden of lung cancer chemotherapy patients. Methods 76 lung cancer chemotherapy patients admitted to our hospital from March 2023 to March 2024 were selected as the study subjects. They were randomly divided into a control group and an observation group using a random number table method, with 38 cases in each group. The control group received routine care, while the observation group received a combination of motivational care and empathetic care. The negative emotion score, self perceived burden score, and nursing compliance were compared between the two groups. Results The depression score (SDS) and anxiety score (SAS) of the observation group were significantly lower than those of the control group, and the inter group comparison was significant (P<0.05); There was no statistically significant difference in economic burden scores between the two groups (P>0.05). However, the emotional burden, caregiving burden scores, and total score of the observation group were significantly lower than those of the control group, and the inter group comparison was significant (P<0.05); The nursing compliance of the observation group was significantly higher than that of the control group, and the inter group comparison was significant (P<0.05). Conclusion The combination of motivational care and empathetic care can effectively alleviate negative emotions in lung cancer chemotherapy patients, reduce their self perceived burden, and thus improve their nursing compliance.

Motivational care; Empathetic care; Lung cancer; Chemotherapy; Self perceived burden