High-quality nursing care on psychological disorder in ovarian cancer during perioperative period: A systematic review and meta-analysis

BACKGROUND: This study aimed to explore the effect of high-quality nursing care (HQNC) on psychological disorder in patients with ovarian cancer (OC) during the perioperative period (PPP). METHODS: A literature search was performed at the Cochrane Library, PUBMED, Excerpt Medica Database, China National Knowledge Infrastructure, and Chinese Biomedical Literature Database from their inception until March 1, 2022. Two authors independently performed study selection, data collection, and methodological quality evaluation. The outcomes were anxiety (as measured by the Self-rating Anxiety Scale), depression (as measured by Self-rating Depression Scale), length of hospital stay, and rate of patient satisfaction. RESULTS: Eight trials involving 742 patients with OC were included in this study. Results of the data analysis showed that patients who received HQNC had a more promising effect on anxiety relief (mean difference, −9.00; random 95% confidence interval, −11.36 to −6.63; P < .001) and depression decrease (mean difference, −7.62; random 95% confidence intervals, −8.45 to −6.78; P < .001) than patients who underwent routine nursing care. CONCLUSION: This study summarized the latest evidence of HQNC on psychological disorder relief in patients with OC during perioperative period. These findings showed that HQNC may benefit patients with anxiety and depression.