Improving Quality of Life, Mental Health, and Reducing Complications in Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Patients Undergoing Chemoradiotherapy: A Randomized Controlled Trial of the Omaha System Nursing Model

Objective: To explore the effect of Omaha System nursing model (OSNM) on the quality of life, mental status and complications of patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) undergoing chemoradiotherapy. Methods : A total of 356 patients with NPC were randomly divided into experimental group and control group by random number grouping method, and there are 178 cases in each group. The control group received routine nursing and the experimental group received OSNM; The scores of qualities of life, mental status and the incidence of complications were compared and analyzed between the two groups before and after nursing. Results : The scores of physical function, role function, social function, cognitive function, emotional function and overall quality of life in the experimental group were significantly higher than those in the control group (P<0.05); Whereas, the scores of somatization, interpersonal sensitivity, depression, anxiety, terror, hostility, compulsion, paranoia and psychotic symptoms in the experimental group were obviously lower than those in the control group (P < 0.05); In addtion, the incidence of nasal mucosal reaction, oral infection and complications in the experimental group were also significantly lower than those in the control group (P < 0.05). Conclusion : OSNM demonstrates obvious advantages and deserves the expansion of its popularization in routine clinical nursing work.