Effect of nurse-physician collaboration on the incidence of complications, negative emotions and quality of life in cervical cancer patients: a randomized controlled study

ABSTRACT

The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of nurse-physician collaboration on the incidence of complications, anxiety and depression, quality of life, and satisfaction with nursing care among cervical cancer patients undergoing three-dimensional intracavitary brachytherapy. In this randomized, single-blinded, placebo-controlled trial, 92 eligible cervical cancer patients were equally divided into two groups upon admission. The control group was given routine nursing, and the intervention group received a nurse-physician collaboration in addition to routine care. Anxiety, depression, and health-related quality of life in both groups were assessed and compared at baseline and discharge. The intervention group had significantly fewer complications and showed marked improvements in mental health and quality of life compared to the control group. Satisfaction with nursing care was substantially greater in the intervention group. These results support the clinical adoption of a nurse-physician collaborative care model in the management of cervical cancer with three-dimensional intracavitary brachytherapy.

KEYWORDS:

• Anxiety and depression
• cervical cancer
• nurse-physician collaboration
• quality of life
• therapy

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Supplemental data for this article can be accessed online at https://doi.org/10.1080/13561820.2024.2327621

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Notes on contributors

Ping Guan

Ping Guan is a nursing graduate student at Chongqing Medical University and a nurse in the Oncology Department at the Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China.

Xingping Han

Xingping Han is a Chief Nurse and the Head Nurse in the Oncology Department at the Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China.

Dan Li

Dan Li, Ph.D, is a Associate Chief Physician in the Oncology Department at the Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China.

Bizhen Liao

Bizhen Liao is a Chief Nurse and the Head Nurse in the Obstetrics Department at the First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China.