Application of Levin's conservation model in nursing intervention for patients with cancer-related fatigue

Objective To investigate the application method and effect of Levin's conservation model in nursing intervention for patients with cancer-related fatigue (CRF) . Methods Totally 64 patients admitted into the Department of Medical Oncology, Qingdao Tumor Hospital from November 2015 to May 2016 were selected and divided into an observation group (32 patients) and a control group (32 patients) by random sampling. Patients in the control group received routine nursing intervention, while patients in the observation group received nursing intervention under Levin's conservation model. The effect was evaluated with the simplified and revised fatigue scale, quality of life questionnaire and Pittsburgh sleep quality index (PSQI) . Results After the intervention, the patients in the observation group showed a lower degree of fatigue than the patients in the control group (Z=-2.230, P<0.05) . In the evaluation of the quality of life, the patients in the observation group had higher scores in all dimensions than the patients in the control group (t=13.520, 14.630, 8.561, 11.983, 12.645; P<0.05) . The sleep quality index of the patients in the observation group was (4.9±0.8) , lower than that of the patients in the control group [ (8.5±0.9) ] (t=-17.194, P<0.05) . Conclusions Levin's conservation model makes the development of nursing measures more targeted and practical, and it is worthy to be promoted and applied in clinical nursing. Key words: Nursing care; Cancer-related fatigue; Levin's conservation model