Contemporary Nursing

Objective To investigate the effect of family synchronous health education on nutritional status of patients with gastrointestinal tumor undergoing chemotherapy. Methods 166 patients with gastrointestinal tumor who received chemotherapy in our hospital from July to December 2019 were randomly divided into observation group and control group, 83 cases in each group. The control group only received diet health education. The families of the observation group received synchronous health education on the basis of the control group. Other nursing methods were the same in both groups. The nutritional KAP scores of family members and the nutritional status of patients after three cycles of chemotherapy were compared between the two groups. Results After three cycles of chemotherapy, the scores of nutritional knowledge and behavior in observation group were higher than those in the control group, the difference was statistically significant (P < 0.05). The PG-SGA score, BMI and ALB of the observation group were higher than those of the control group, and the differences were statistically significant (P < 0.05). Conclusion Synchronous health of family members can improve the nutritional status of patients with gastrointestinal tumors by improving the nutritional knowledge of family members, establishing a good attitude towards chemotherapy and correct behavior.

Family members; Synchronous health education; Gastrointestinal tumor; Chemotherapy; Nutritional status