ORIGINAL RESEARCH article
Front. Med.
Sec. Intensive Care Medicine and Anesthesiology
This article is part of the Research TopicInnovations in Psychological Care for Oncology and Palliative Settings: A Holistic ApproachView all 21 articles
Impact of Integrated Nursing Intervention Combined with Psychological Care on Postoperative Quality of Life, Negative Emotions, and Nursing Satisfaction in Patients with Thyroid Cancer
Provisionally accepted
- Ganzhou People’s Hospital (The Affiliated Ganzhou Hospital, Jiangxi Medical College, Nanchang University), Ganzhou, China
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Background: Thyroid cancer is a common endocrine system disorder, with surgery being the primary treatment. However, postoperative patients often face issues such as reduced quality of life, negative emotions, and unmet nursing needs. Traditional nursing models struggle to comprehensively address patients' physical and psychological needs, making the exploration of more effective nursing approaches clinically significant. Objective: To investigate the impact of integrated nursing intervention combined with psychological care on postoperative rehabilitation outcomes in patients with thyroid cancer. Methods: This study employed a retrospective observational design. A total of 100 patients who underwent thyroid cancer surgery between January 2023 and June 2024 were retrospectively included，and divided into two groups according to the nursing intervention received: a control group (conventional nursing) and an observation group (integrated nursing combined with psychological care). The Anxiety Self-Rating Scale (SAS), Depression Self-Rating Scale (SDS), World Health Organization Quality of Life Brief Assessment Form (WHOQOL-BREF) scores, and nursing satisfaction were compared between the two groups before and after the intervention. Results: Following the intervention, the observation group exhibited significantly lower SAS and SDS scores compared to the control group (P < 0.05), as well as significantly higher WHOQOL-BREF scores and nursing satisfaction than the control group (P < 0.05). Conclusion: Comprehensive nursing combined with psychological care can effectively alleviate postoperative negative emotions in thyroid cancer patients, improve quality of life, and enhance nursing satisfaction.
Keywords: Comprehensive nursing intervention, Psychological Care, thyroid cancer, Postoperative quality of life, Negative emotions, nursing satisfaction
Received: 20 Aug 2025; Accepted: 10 Nov 2025.
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* Correspondence: Ping Huang, hping12009@outlook.com
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