Volume 29, Issue 4, 2020
DOI: 10.24205/03276716.2020.814
Effects of holistic nursing on chronic pulmonary heart disease complicated with heart failure
Abstract
Objective: To evaluate the effects of holistic nursing on chronic pulmonary heart disease (CPHD) complicated with heart failure (HF).
Methods: A total of 60 CPHD patients complicated with HF in Department of Cardiology of our hospital from January 2018 to December 2019 were selected, and divided into 2 groups using a random number table (n=30). Routine nursing was given in control group, while holistic nursing was given in observation group. The negative emotion score, treatment compliance, pulmonary ventilation function, cardiac function and quality-of-life score were compared between the two groups.
Results: After nursing, the self-rating anxiety scale (SAS) and self-rating depression scale (SDS) scores were lower in observation group than those in control group (P<0.05). The total rate of treatment compliance was higher in observation group (93.33%) than that in control group (73.33%) (P<0.05). After nursing, the forced expiratory volume in 1 s (FEV1), FEV1/forced vital capacity (FVC), and left ventricular ejection fraction were higher and the 6-min walking distance was longer in observation group than those in control group, while observation group had a lower quality-of-life score than control group (P<0.05).
Conclusion: Holistic nursing can relieve negative emotions, enhance treatment compliance, improve cardiopulmonary function, and augment the quality of life of CPHD patients complicated with HF.
Keywords
cardiology, holistic nursing, chronic pulmonary heart disease, heart failure.