The effects of comprehensive nursing interventions on the negative emotions, quality of life, and nursing satisfaction in intracerebral hemorrhage patients.

AIM: This study aims to investigate the effects of comprehensive nursing intervention on the negative emotions, quality of life, and nursing satisfaction in intracerebral hemorrhage patients (ICH).

METHODS

We recruited 72 ICH patients admitted to our hospital from February 2017 to March 2019 for this study, among whom 35 patients underwent conventional nursing (the control group, CG) and the other 37 patients underwent comprehensive nursing (the research group, RG). The Self-perceived Burden Scale (SPBS), Hamilton Depression Scale (HAMD), Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), Fugl-Meyer Assessment (FAM), and Barthel index (BI) scores of all the patients were recorded. The patients returned to the hospital 6 months after the discharge to check if any complications had occurred. The Generic Quality of Life Inventory-74 (GQOL-74) scores and the Nursing Satisfaction Questionnaire scores, a questionnaire made by our hospital, were also recorded.

RESULTS

After the nursing, the RG had significantly lower SPBS, HAMD, and PSQI scores and significantly higher FAM, BI, and GQOL-74 scores than the CG (all P<0.05). The patient satisfaction levels with the nursing were significantly higher in the RG than in the CG (97.30% vs. 77.14%, P<0.05). Complications occurred in both groups within 6 months after the discharge. The total incidence of complications was significantly lower in the RG than in the CG (2.70% vs. 22.86%, P<0.05).

CONCLUSION

Comprehensive nursing can relieve the negative emotions of ICH patients, enhance their self-management abilities, reduce the occurrence of complications, and improve their sleep quality and quality of life.