关键词: 赋能教育, 食管癌, 放疗, 家属, 自我感受负担, 生活质量

Abstract: Objective: To explore the influence of family members′ synchronous empowerment education on self-perceived burden and quality of life in patients with esophageal cancer undergoing radiotherapy, and to provide reference for the clinical implementation of family-based health education. Methods: A total of 82 patients with esophageal cancer who met the standard of radiotherapy were included from April 2021 to April 2022. Patients were divided into control group and observation group according to admission time. In the control group(n=41), patients were given empowerment education during radiotherapy. The observation group(n=41) was implemented synchronous empowerment education for family members and patients. The intervention time was from one day before radiotherapy to the end of radiotherapy. Before radiotherapy, at the end of radiotherapy, and one month after radiotherapy, patients with esophageal cancer were evaluated with the Self-Perceived Burden Scale (SPBS) and the EORTC Quality of Life Questionnaire-Core 30(EORTC QOL-C30). Results: At the end of radiotherapy and one month after radiotherapy, the total score of SPBS and the scores of physical, economic and emotional dimensions in the control group were higher than those in the observation group(P<0.05). The scores of QOL in the control group were lower than those in the observation group(P<0.05). Conclusion: Nurses should pay attention to the physical and mental health of family members in clinic, empower family members synchronously and improve their nursing ability, which is conducive to reducing the burden of patients′ self -feeling and improving their quality of life.

Key words: Empowerment education, Esophageal cancer, Radiotherapy, Family members, Self-perceived burden, Quality of life