Psychological investigation of patients with advanced lung cancer and hospice care.doc

 PAGE \* MERGEFORMAT 6 Psychological investigation of patients with advanced lung cancer and hospice care Authors: Yi Liying, high Shuli, Ya-Hua [Keywords:] of lung cancer Rapid disease progression in patients with advanced lung cancer, most patients before clinical death was still conscious, his condition caused by difficulty breathing, choke asthma so that patients are suffering physically and mentally, so provide a good hospice care to patients, will help lessen the suffering of patients to a minimum, so that its calm acceptance of death, the patients and their relatives and the community are all important [1]. January 2000 ~ January 2005, I Division of 32 patients with advanced lung cancer patients with psychological needs of dying investigate and implement appropriate nursing interventions, are summarized data reported as follows. 1 Data and methods 1.1 General Information of this group of 32 patients were 20 males and 12 females; aged 33 to 72 years, with an average 54.6 years of age. Educational level: college or above 3 cases, 7 cases of high school, junior high school in 14 cases, 8 cases of primary school or illiterate. Occupation: general cadres in 5 cases, 17 cases of workers, peasants, 4 cases, 6 cases of freelancers. Duration of 3 to 9 months, an average of 4.5 months, of which 5 cases of postoperative patients. 1.2 Methods 1.2.1 The self-designed questionnaire survey divided into 3 parts: (1) Psychological knowledge, including knowledge about diseases, treatment attitudes and attitudes toward death three projects; (2) psychological needs, including the right family needs, the health care needs and the needs of the funeral arrangements for three projects; (3) Mental disorder, patients show irritability, agitation, depression and so on. In the informed consent of patients and their families under the premise of an investigation. Nurses, according to contents of the questionnaires with the patient to talk in a relaxed and pleasant environment