The effect of telephone follow-up on depressive emotions of malignant cancer patients with chemotherapy

Objective To investigate the efficacy of telephone follow-up on anxious and depressive emotions of cancer patients with chemotherapy.Methods A total of 77 patients were randomly divided into experimental group (n =39,telephone follow-up)and control group (n =38,without telephone follow-up).SAS and SDS scales were used to evaluate emotion status of patients.Results After treatment,the scores SAS and SDS of experimental group were both low-er than control group,the difference was statistically significant(P <0.05).Conclusion Tele-phone follow - up significantly relieved the anxious and depressive emotions of patients with chemotherapy.