Predictive nursing combined with Qi-Jiao moxibustion improves rehabilitation outcome in cancer patients after radiotherapy and chemotherapy

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the effect of predictive nursing combined with Qi-Jiao moxibustion on the rehabilitation of cancer patients after radiotherapy and chemotherapy. METHODS: A retrospective analysis was conducted on 120 tumor patients who had undergone radiotherapy and chemotherapy in Foshan Fosun Chancheng Hospital from January 1, 2024, to December 31, 2024. They were randomly divided into a control group and a research group, with 60 cases in each group. The control group received routine nursing combined with Qi-Jiao moxibustion, while the research group received predictive nursing combined with Qi-Jiao moxibustion. Both groups received the intervention for 8 weeks, and were evaluated before, and 8 weeks after nursing intervention using the Self-Rating Anxiety Scale (SAS), Self-Rating Depression Scale (SDS), World Health Organization Quality of Life Scale (WHOQOL-100), Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), and digestive function assessment. The incidence of adverse reactions was recorded, and patient satisfaction and survival rate after radiotherapy and chemotherapy were evaluated to assess the effectiveness of the two intervention models. RESULTS: After the intervention, the research group showed significantly higher WHOQOL-100 scores, nursing satisfaction, digestive function, and survival rate than the control group (all P