Effectiveness of a Protocol Intervention for Aspiration Pneumonia Prevention in Patients With Esophageal Cancer During Concurrent Chemoradiotherapy: A Randomized Control Trial.

Autor:	Liu MY; Author Affiliations: Department of Nursing, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou Branch (Mss MY Liu, Wang, and Lee); Department of Oncology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou Branch (Drs Chang and Wu); School of Nursing, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University (Ms HE Liu); Department of Rheumatology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital (Ms HE Liu); and Department of Nursing, College of Nursing, Chang Gung University of Science and Technology (Ms HE Liu), Taoyuan, Taiwan., Wang CH, Lee SH, Chang WC, Wu CE, Liu HE
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Cancer nursing [Cancer Nurs] 2024 Jul-Aug 01; Vol. 47 (4), pp. 327-335. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Jan 26.
DOI:	10.1097/NCC.0000000000001205
Abstrakt:	Background: Dysphagia is a leading cause of aspiration pneumonia and negatively affects tolerance of chemoradiotherapy in patients with esophageal cancer. Objective: This study aimed to assess a protocol for preventing the occurrence of aspiration pneumonia for adult patients with esophageal cancer experiencing swallowing dysfunction. Methods: This study tested a dysphagia intervention that included high-risk patients confirmed by the Eating Assessment Tool questionnaire and Water Swallowing Test. A protocol guide (Interventions for Esophageal Dysphagia [IED]) to prevent aspiration pneumonia during chemoradiotherapy was also implemented. Thirty participants were randomly assigned to an intervention or control group. The study period was 50 days; participants were visited every 7 days for a total of 7 times. Instruments for data collection included The Eating Assessment Tool, Water Swallowing Test, and personal information. The IED was administered only to the experimental group. All data were managed using IBM SPSS statistics version 21.0. Results: The IED significantly reduced the occurrence of aspiration pneumonia ( P = .012), delayed the onset of aspiration pneumonia ( P = .005), and extended the survival time ( P = .007) in the experimental group. Conclusion: For patients with esophageal cancer undergoing chemoradiotherapy, this protocol improved swallowing dysfunction and reduced aspiration pneumonia. Implication for Practice: The IED protocol should be included in continuous educational training for clinical nurses to help them become familiar with these interventions and to provide these strategies to patients. Competing Interests: The authors have no funding or conflicts of interest to disclose. (Copyright © 2023 The Authors. Published by Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc.)
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