The impact of cross disciplinary communication methods on the support needs, quality of life, and emotions of patients with advanced lung cancer

Chun  Yao; Zhen  Wang; Dongliang  Chen; Yongkang  Huang; Jiali  Qi

doi:10.18282/po3667

Chun Yao Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou 215004, China
Zhen Wang Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou 215004, China
Dongliang Chen Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou 215004, China
Yongkang Huang Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou 215004, China
Jiali Qi Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou 215004, China

Article ID: 3667

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Keywords: interdisciplinary communication methods; advanced lung cancer; support requirements; quality of life; emotions; disease uncertainty

Abstract

Background: The condition of advanced lung cancer patients is already quite severe. At this stage, the tumor has basically spread to other areas or caused multiple recurrent lesions, which not only increases the difficulty of treatment but also leads to a significant decrease in disease control rate. Aim: To analyze the impact of cross disciplinary communication methods on patients with advanced lung cancer. Methods: A comparative study involving 152 advanced lung cancer patients from January 2022 to January 2024 was conducted. Patients were randomly divided into an observation group (73 cases, using interdisciplinary communication) and a control group (79 cases, using routine nursing). An interdisciplinary team, including nurses, physicians, head nurses, and psychology experts, developed communication plans. The study compared emotional states (DASS-21), supportive care needs (SCNS-SF34), disease uncertainty (MUIS), quality of life (FACT-L), and compliance between the two groups. The study's limitation is the relatively single sample selection, potentially affecting result generalizability. Result: After intervention, the DASS-21 score, SCNS-SF34 score, and MUIS score in the observation group were lower than those in the control group, while the FACT-L score was higher than that in the control group (P < 0.05); the good compliance rate of the observation group was 97.26% (71/73), which was higher than that of the control group (86.08% (68/79) (P < 0.05). Conclusion: For patients with advanced lung cancer, adopting cross disciplinary communication for intervention can not only effectively alleviate their negative emotions and reduce their sense of disease uncertainty, but also maximize the satisfaction of their supportive care needs, ensure their quality of life, and to some extent, obtain good cooperation from patients.

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