The effect of emergency nursing on the mental health and limb function recovery of myocardial infarction patients.
Yazhou Wang, Zhaofang Tang, Aihua Dong, Jianzheng Cai, Ping Le
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effect of emergency care on the mental health and recovery of limb function in myocardial infarction (MI) patients. METHODS: We recruited 106 MI patients consecutively admitted to the emergency center of our hospital from June, 2016 to January, 2019. Among them, 51 underwent routine care (the control group) and 55 underwent emergency care (the observation group). The rescue success rates, the pre-hospital times, the emergency rescue times, and the door-to-balloon times were recorded and compared. The patients' heart rates, respiratory frequencies, and blood pressure levels were monitored after the care. The self-rating anxiety scale (SAS) and the self-rating depression scale (SDS) were used to evaluate the patients' psychological states. The patients' limb function and activities of daily living (ADL) were evaluated using the Fugl-Meyer assessment (FMA) and the modified Barthel index (MBI), respectively. The incidences of complications were compared between the two groups. The Short-Form 36 Item Health Survey (SF-36) was used to evaluate the patients' quality of life (QOL), and a self-made satisfaction questionnaire was developed to evaluate the patient satisfaction. RESULTS: <0.05). CONCLUSION: Emergency care contributes to the improvement of mental health and limb function, as well as MI patient prognosis, so it is well worthy of promoting.