Journal of International Psychiatry

【Abstract】Objective To explore the clinical value of Newman health mode in psychological state and survival quality of postoperative patients with gastrointestinal tumor. Methods 114 cases of postoperative patients with gastrointestinal tumor of our hospital from January 2012 to May 2015 were divided into research group and control group, patients in control group received conventional health education, while those in research group received Newman health mode. The psychological states of these two groups were evaluated with HAMA and HAMD scales. Meanwhile, the survival quality was evaluated with European cancer life quality questionnaire. Results: Before the implementation of intervention, there was no statistical differences in HAMA, HAMD and survival quality between the two groups (P>0.05). After intervention, the HAMA and HAMD scores of research group were considerably lower than control group (P<0.01), survival quality scores were significantly higher than control group (P<0.01). Conclusion: Heath education could effectively alleviate the negative emotions and enhance survival quality of postoperative patients with gastrointestinal tumor.

【Key words】Gastrointestinal tumor; Health education; Psychological state; Survival quality