Abstract:

Objective To explore the effect of rational emotional behavior therapy on psychological and stress response after radical mastectomy. Methods Patients who underwent radical mastectomy for breast cancer in Shantou Central Hospital from January 2019 to January 2020 were selected. The random number table was divided into a control group and an observation group, each with 40 cases. Patients in the control group received conventional nursing care, and patients in the observation group received

reasonable emotional behavior therapy on the basis of conventional treatment, including cognitive education, guidance and understanding, psychological intervention and reasonable behavior intervention. After all, the stress level and nursing satisfaction of the two groups of patients, to determine the impact of reasonable emotional therapy on the surgical stress response of patients undergoing radical breast cancer surgery. Results Compared with the control group, after receiving reasonable emotional intervention, the total score of self-rating depression scale (SDS), quality of life scale(QLQ)-C30 and automatic thinking

questionnaire(ATQ) of patients in the observation group increased significantly, and the difference was statistically significant (P<0.05); The stress level of the observation group was significantly lower than that of the control Group (P<0.05); And the nursing satisfaction score of the observation group was significantly higher than that of the control group (P<0.05). Conclusion The application of rational emotional behavior intervention in the surgical process of breast cancer patients can effectively

alleviate the adverse psychology of patients, reduce post-operative stress response, and improve nursing satisfaction, which can be further studied and applied in clinical practice.

Key words: Rational emotional therapy, Radical surgery for breast cancer, Surgical stress, Nursing satisfaction