Nursing effect of narrative nursing intervention on postoperative patients with severe lung cancer

Table 1 Comparison of general data between the two groups, n (%)

Variable	Control group (n = 60)	Observation group (n = 60)	Statistic, χ²	P value
Age, mean ± SD	69.80 ± 8.94	71.48 ± 7.82	t = -1.098	0.275
Gender			2.133	0.144
Female	26 (43.33)	34 (56.67)
Male	34 (56.67)	26 (43.33)
Place of residence			0.033	0.855
Urban	28 (46.67)	29 (48.33)
Rural	32 (53.33)	31 (51.67)
Educational level			3.006	0.222
Elementary school and below	16 (26.67)	25 (41.67)
Middle school	23 (38.33)	18 (30.00)
College and above	21 (35.00)	17 (28.33)
Marital status			0.533	0.465
Married	28 (46.67)	32 (53.33)
Divorced/widowed/unmarried	32 (53.33)	28 (46.67)
Monthly income			5.504	0.138
< 1000	27 (45.00)	16 (26.67)
1000-2999	16 (26.67)	16 (26.67)
3000-4999	8 (13.33)	13 (21.67)
≥ 5000	9 (15.00)	15 (25.00)
Payment Methods			0.134	0.714
Medical insurance	33 (55.00)	31 (51.67)
Self-financed	27 (45.00)	29 (48.33)
TNM			1.826	0.609
I	18 (30.00)	12 (20.00)
II	16 (26.67)	16 (26.67)
III	10 (16.67)	12 (20.00)
IV	16 (26.67)	20 (33.33)
The surgical procedure			0.912	0.634
Pulmonary wedge resection	22 (36.67)	19 (31.67)
Segmentectomy	19 (31.67)	17 (28.33)
Pulmonary lobectomy	19 (31.67)	24 (40.00)

Table 2 Comparison of pain status between the two groups

	VAS
	Pre-intervention	Post-intervention
Observation group	3.87 ± 1.27	2.05 ± 1.13
Control group	4.15 ± 1.41	2.83 ± 1.39
t	1.156	3.368
P value	0.250	0.001

VAS: Visual analogue scale.

Table 3 Comparison of psychological status between the two groups

	SAS		SDS
	Pre-intervention	Post-intervention	Pre-intervention	Post-intervention
Observation group	54.10 ± 3.97	33.34 ± 4.12	56.53 ± 3.83	47.74 ± 3.85
Control group	54.00 ± 3.64	42.07 ± 3.46	56.93 ± 3.55	49.32 ± 3.42
t	-0.144	12.537	0.593	2.383
P value	0.886	< 0.001	0.554	0.019

VAS: Visual analogue scale; SDS: Self-rating depression scale.

Table 4 Comparison of sleep status between the two groups

	PSQI
	Pre-intervention	Post-intervention
Observation group	15.42 ± 5.94	10.46 ± 3.74
Control group	16.73 ± 6.17	15.92 ± 6.54
t	1.191	5.587
P value	0.236	< 0.001

PSQI: Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index.

Table 5 Comparison of quality of life between the two groups

	Physiology		Psychology		Social relation		Surroundings
	Pre-intervention	Post-intervention	Pre-intervention	Post-intervention	Pre-intervention	Post-intervention	Pre-intervention	Post-intervention
Observation group	16.60 ± 5.68	25.80 ± 5.67	10.37 ± 5.05	22.26 ± 6.13	6.47 ± 3.23	12.75 ± 6.01	18.02 ± 6.45	30.90 ± 5.99
Control group	15.08 ± 5.65	22.75 ± 5.65	9.68 ± 4.75	13.39 ± 6.02	5.85 ± 3.32	7.92 ± 3.51	19.23 ± 6.18	24.80 ± 6.01
t	-1.466	-2.957	-0.764	-7.994	-1.032	-5.411	1.055	-5.572
P value	0.145	0.004	0.446	< 0.001	0.304	< 0.001	0.293	< 0.001