Influence of continuous nursing model based on network on the postoperative mental status and quality of life of breast cancer patients

This study investigates the impact of continuous nursing based on a network model on breast cancer care and its effects on the mental well-being and quality of life of postoperative patients. Seventy breast cancer patients were randomly divided into two groups: the conventional care group (received standard care after breast cancer surgery) and the observation group (received continuous nursing based on the network model in addition to standard care). Their mental status, quality of life, nursing satisfaction, compliance and postoperative complications were assessed before enrollment and six months after intervention. The results showed that after six months of intervention, the observation group had significantly lower scores on the Self-Rating Anxiety Scale (SAS) and Self-Rating Depression Scale (SDS) compared to the conventional care group. Furthermore, the observation group had significant improvements in five quality of life domains—physiological status, social/familial circumstances, emotional well-being, functional capacity and additional concerns—compared to the conventional care group. Nursing satisfaction (91.43% vs. 68.57%) and treatment compliance (97.14% vs. 85.71%) were also substantially higher in the observation group, while the incidence of postoperative adverse reactions was significantly lower (22.86% vs. 48.57%), indicating statistical significance compared to the conventional care group (p < 0.05). In conclusion, the network-based continuous nursing model could be a safe and effective approach to effectively enhance the mental well-being and quality of life of postoperative breast cancer patients while also improving nursing satisfaction and treatment compliance and reducing the occurrence of postoperative adverse reactions.

Breast cancer; Network-based continuous nursing; Mental state; Quality of life; Postoperative application

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