Psychological adjustment measures for laryngeal cancer patients at different stages

Laryngeal cancer is the most common malignant tumor of the head and neck. Nursing is also very important in the treatment of laryngeal cancer. Psychological activities can affect the patient's physiological and social functions and have a great impact on their quality of life. In order to improve the patient's self-care ability and reduce the occurrence of complications, it is very necessary to provide effective care and health education guidance.

Laryngeal cancer patients are very sensitive and prone to depression and anxiety. Especially after surgical treatment, they will experience a series of physiological, psychological and social changes, including lifelong tracheal tubes, loss of voice function, increased respiratory sputum, frequent coughing, decreased sense of smell and taste, and affected economic income and interpersonal relationships. Psychological counseling should be carried out in a targeted manner according to the psychological conflicts of patients at different stages to eliminate their negative emotions.

Diagnostic psychological conflict period: In the early stages of diagnosis, many patients find it difficult to accept the fact that they have cancer, and some even think that they have been misdiagnosed. At this time, family members must guide the patients correctly, calm their doubts and conflicting psychology, and make them feel at ease with treatment as soon as possible, rather than escaping from the present. Patients should be made to realize that wasting time will only delay treatment and may even lose the best time for surgery, causing the condition to worsen.

Preoperative fear period: Before the operation, the patient will worry about whether the operation will be successful and the life after the operation, and may even develop a fear and refuse the operation. At this time, family members can patiently explain the cases of successful operations to the patient. If necessary, patients who have recovered well after the operation can be asked to personally encourage and support them, so that the patient can have a sense of security, build up confidence in defeating the disease, eliminate tension, and actively cooperate with the doctor to achieve the greatest success of the operation.

Postoperative psychological rebellion period: In the early postoperative period, patients need to be fed through nasogastric feeding and cannot eat or speak normally. In addition to the pain and discomfort of the operation, patients begin to become irritable, pessimistic and desperate, and even refuse care. At this time, family members should be more patient and calm, and use body language, written communication, gestures, etc. to communicate with patients more, understand patients' psychology and needs in time, relieve their psychological pressure, and achieve the expected treatment effect.