关键词: 症状管理, 护理干预, 宫颈癌, 放射性肠炎

Abstract: Objective: To explore the effect of symptom management theory-based nursing care on the symptoms of radiation enteritis among patients with cervical cancer. Methods: The 43 patients admitted from October to December 2022 and the 43 patients admitted from January to March 2023 were set as the control group and intervention group, respectively. Patients in the control group were given conventional nursing care for cervical cancer radiation enteritis, and patients in the intervention group were given symptom management theory-based nursing care. The frequency of radiotherapy sessions at first onset of diarrhea in both groups was recorded. Patients with radiation enteritis were evaluated at the end of radiotherapy according to the radiation enteritis classification. The quality of life was assessed with quality of life measurement scale at the beginning and the end of radiotherapy. Results: Compared with participants in the control group, participants in the intervention group showed significantly higher frequency of radiotherapy and level of quality of life, lower incidence of grade Ⅱ and above radiation (P<0.05). Conclusion: The symptom management theory-based nursing care can delay the occurrence of radiation enteritis, reduce the severity of radiation enteritis in cervical cancer and improve the quality of life of patients.

Key words: Symptom management, Nursing intervention, Cervical cancer, Radiation enteritis