Contemporary Nursing

Objective To explore the impact of nutritional support combined with psychological nursing intervention on the quality of life, psychological state and nutritional indicators of patients with gastric cancer, and to provide evidence-based basis for the optimization of clinical nursing models. Methods A prospective randomized controlled design was adopted. A total of 120 patients diagnosed with gastric cancer in our hospital from February 2024 to February 2025 were included and divided into the control group (n=60, conventional care) and the observation group (n=60, nutritional support + psychological care) by random number table method. The intervention period was 6 months. The quality of life was evaluated by the QLQ-C30 scale, the anxiety and depression status was evaluated by the SAS/SDS scale, the nutritional status was monitored by the levels of serum albumin, prealbumin and hemoglobin, and a questionnaire survey on nursing satisfaction was conducted simultaneously. T-test, χ2 test and repeated measures analysis of variance were performed using SPSS 26.0. Results After the intervention, the total scores of QLQ-C30 in both groups were significantly increased compared with the baseline (P<0.01), and the observation group was significantly better than the control group (P<0.05). The effect of psychological intervention showed that the improvement magnitudes of SAS and SDS scores in the observation group were significantly better than those in the control group. In terms of nutritional indicators, the levels of albumin, prealbumin and hemoglobin in the observation group were all higher than those in the control group (P<0.05). The nursing satisfaction survey showed that the total satisfaction rate of the observation group reached 98.33%, significantly higher than that of the control group (68.33%) (P<0.05). Conclusion Nutritional support combined with psychological care can significantly improve the quality of life of patients with gastric cancer, effectively alleviate treatment-related negative emotions, optimize the nutritional metabolic state, and enhance the recognition of nursing services. This combined intervention model can serve as an important component of the comprehensive management plan for patients with gastric cancer and is recommended for clinical promotion and application.

Nutritional support; Psychological care; Treatment of gastric cancer; Clinical effect