Patients with short-term syndrome are often depressed, feeling fearful and anxious about their prognosis and quality of life due to severe diarrhoea, progressive weight loss and malnutrition.
Family members and healthcare professionals should show compassion and understanding to the patient, listen more to their thoughts, talk patiently with them, offer appropriate reassurance and explanations of their condition, and say that they can work together to improve their quality of life.
Health care professionals can inform patients about treatment options, the role of treatment and prognosis, so that they can develop a sense of dependence and security and increase their self-confidence.