Objective: This study examined the effects of a psychological nursing intervention on personality
characteristics and quality of life of esophageal cancer patients.
Methodology: Esophageal cancer patients (n = 86) were randomized into either an intervention
group (n = 45) or a control group (n = 41). Patients in the control group were given routine
nursing care, and those in the intervention group were provided with psychological nursing
interventions in addition to routine nursing care. Personality characteristics, assessed through
Eysenck Personality Questionnaire, and quality of life, assessed through EORTC QLQ-C30, were
compared between the two groups.