Objective  To observe effect of ADOPT nursing mode combined with group intervention for patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma.

  Methods  A total of 120 nasopharyngeal carcinoma patients with radiotherapy were selected as research objects. All patients were randornly divided into observation group(n=60) and control group (n=60). The control groups adopted the routine nursing mode, and the observation group adopted combination of adopt nursing mode and group intervention based on the control group. The nursing intervention in both groups lasted 7 weeks. The incidence rates of radiative oral mucosal injury, difficulty degree in opening mouth and Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy(FACT)score were compared between the two groups.

  Results  After nursing, the scores of patients′ daily activities, family life, emotion and activity ability increased significantly, and the above scores of the observation group were significantly higher than those in the control group (P < 0.05). The degree of oral mucosa damage in the observation group was lower than that in the control group, and the difference was statistically significant (P < 0.05). After nursing, the distances between upper and lower incisors in the two groups were significantly greater than those before nursing, and the observation group was greater than that in the control group(P < 0.05). The degree of mouth opening difficulty in the two groups was significantly lower than that before nursing, and the observation group in the above indicator was lower than that in the control group(P < 0.05).

  Conclusion  ADOPT nursing model combined with group intervention in patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma can reduce the degree of radiation oral mucosal injury and difficulty in opening the mouth, and improve the quality of life of patients.