Journal of International Psychiatry

【Abstract】Objective To explore the Effect of health education on the psychological state and survival quality of postoperative patients with lung cancer. Methods 114 cases of postoperative patients with lung cancer of our hospital from January 2012 to May 2015 were divided into research group and control group, patients in control group received conventional intervention, while those in research group received health education on the basis of conventional intervention. 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 lung cancer.

【Key words】Postoperative patients with lung cancer; Health education; Psychological state; Survival quality