Impact of Empowerment Education Concept Plus Humanistic Care on Moods and Quality of Life in Lung Cancer Patients Undergoing Chemotherapy

Background: To evaluate the clinical efficacy of integrating empowerment education and humanistic care in enhancing cognitive function, self-care ability, mood regulation, and quality of life among lung cancer (LC) patients undergoing chemotherapy.

Methods: A total of 149 LC patients receiving chemotherapy from May 2022 to January 2024 were included in the study. They were divided into 2 groups: a control group (n=63) receiving routine care and a joint group (n= 86) receiving empowerment education and humanistic care. Outcomes measured included cognitive function, self-care ability (using the Exercise of Self-Care Agency scale), mood (using the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale), cancer-related fatigue (using the Revised Piper Fatigue Scale), adverse reactions, and QoL (using the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-Lung scale).

Results: The joint group exhibited significant improvements in cognitive function, self-care ability, and QoL compared to the control group (P < .05). They also had lower scores in anxiety, depression, and cancer-related fatigue (P < .05). The incidence of adverse reactions was markedly lower in the joint group (10.47%) compared to the control group (39.68%).

Conclusion: Combining empowerment education with humanistic care effectively improves cognitive function, reduces negative emotions and adverse reactions, enhances self-care ability, and improves the overall QoL of LC patients undergoing chemotherapy.
 

Cite this article as: Huang B, Lv L, Zhang Q. Impact of empowerment education concept plus humanistic care on moods and quality of life in lung cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy. Psychiatry Clin Psychopharmacol. Published online June 5, 2025. doi: 10.5152/pcp.2025.241011.