Efficacy of comprehensive nursing in patients with pneumoconiosis and its influence on quality of life.
Jing Yang, Huiling Zhang · PubMed · 2022
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the efficacy of comprehensive nursing for patients with pneumoconiosis and its influence on patients' quality of life (QoL). METHODS: Sixty-two patients with pneumoconiosis diagnosed and treated in the Henan Provincial Institute for Occupational Health (Henan No. 3 Provicial People's Hospital) from October 2018 to October 2019 were included in this retrospective study. According to the nursing model, patients receiving comprehensive nursing were included in the experimental group (n=31) and those receiving general care were included in the reference group (n=31). The pulmonary function (PF) indices, QoL score, emotional score and health behavior compliance were compared between the two groups before and after nursing. RESULTS: ), and blood oxygen partial pressure than the reference group, with statistical significance (all P0.05). After nursing, the experimental group scored significantly higher in physiological function, mental health, social function and vitality than the reference group (P0.05), were significantly lower in the experimental group after nursing compared with reference group (P<0.05). (6) The compliance of medication, diet, respiratory training and home oxygen therapy was higher in the experimental group compared with the reference group, showing statistical significance (P<0.05). CONCLUSIONS: Comprehensive nursing care for patients with pneumoconiosis can effectively enhance the curative effect, PF and QoL of patients, improve their HR, oxygen saturation and mood, and enhance their compliance with health behaviors.