Effects of comprehensive nursing intervention on relieving preoperative anxiety in patients undergoing thoracotomy
WANG Xiujun1 LU Junhong2 WANG Xundong1
1.ICU, Beijing Chest Hospital, Capital Medical University Beijing 101149, China;
2.Department of Women and Children, Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing 100050, China
Abstract:Objective To explore the effects of comprehensive nursing intervention on the preoperative anxiety of thoracic tumor patients. Methods Eighty-four thoracic tumor inpatients from Beijing Chest Hospital, Capital Medical University from January 2017 to January 2018 were selected. They were divided into intervention group and control group according to the random number table method, with 42 cases in each group. The control group received routine preoperative care and treatment, the intervention group received targeted personalized comprehensive nursing intervention on the basis of the control group. SAS was used for anxiety assessment on admission and before operation. Results There was no significant difference of SAS scores between the two groups on admission (P > 0.05); before operation, the SAS scores in both group were significantly higher than those on admission, and control group were significantly lower than those in intervention group, the differences were statistically significant (P < 0.01). Conclusion The Nursing intervention can reduce the anxiety state of patients with thoracic tumor.