Contemporary Nursing

Objective To analyze the practical value of adopting the three-in-one continuous nursing model for patients with breast cancer-associated lymphedema (BCRL) in improving the degree of edema. Methods A prospective study was conducted to select 80 BCRL patients who were treated in our hospital from January 2023 to January 2025, and they were randomly divided into observation group and control group, with 40 cases in each group. The control group was given routine nursing care, while the observation group was given three-in-one continuous nursing care. The degree of upper limb edema and prognosis quality of the two groups were compared. Results Before the intervention, there was no significant difference in the degree of upper limb edema, DASH and self-care ability between the two groups (P > 0.05), but after one month of intervention, the degree of upper limb edema, DASH and self-care ability in the observation group were significantly better (P < 0.05). Conclusion The application of the three-in-one continuous nursing model in the intervention of BCRL patients can realize the joint intervention of hospital, community and family, effectively relieve the symptoms of lymphedema, promote the recovery of upper limb function and enhance the self-care ability, with ideal application value.

Breast cancer-related lymphedema; Triple integrated continuous nursing; Degree of edema; Dysfunction; Self-care ability