title: [Effect of reinforced health education on deep radiofrequency thermotherapy for patients with tumor].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To explore the effect of reinforced health education on deep radiofrequency thermotherapy for patients with tumor.
  
  
  METHODS
  From June 2012 to June 2014, 106 patients who underwent deep radiofrequency thermotherapy in our hospital were randomly selected, and were divided into a control group (n=69) and an observation group (n=65). The observation group received reinforced health education while the control group received the traditional health education before treatment. Th e reinforced health education included preparation, cooperation and health behavior during and aft er treatment. Th en the compliance rate, degree of satisfaction, and the awareness rate of related knowledge were compared and analyzed aft er treatment between the 2 groups.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Th e compliance rate in the observation group and the control group was 85.51% and 63.08% respectively; there was significant difference in the awareness rates of related knowledge and the overall degree of satisfaction between the patients and their family members (all P<0.05).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Implement of reinforced health education is benefit to patients to understand the content of health education before treatment and keep health behavior after treatment, and can also improve the compliance, the degree of satisfaction in the deep radiofrequency thermotherapy for patients with tumor.
authors.affiliation: Th ermotherapy Room, Hunan Tumor Hospital, Changsha 410013, China.
authors.forename: Yuanli
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zeng
authors.forename: Jia
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Huiping
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hu
authors.forename: Mengdan
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gu
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D006979:Hyperthermia, Induced; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000628:therapy*; D010349:Patient Compliance; D010353:Patient Education as Topic