ABSTRACT
Objective To investigate the effect of continued nursing on postoperative outcomes of discharged patients with chronic suppurative otitis media.Methods Toally 198 discharged patients were randomized into the control group (n=98) and the observation group (n=100).The patients in both groups received normal health education and additionally the continued nursing was used in the observation group for health education by way of phone call follow-up,on-the-spot consultation and QQ consultation.The mastery of related knowledge and skills,incidence of secondary tympanic membrane and readmission rate were compared.Results Six months after discharge,the observation group was significantly better than those the control group in the mastery of related knowledge and skills (P＜0.05).The incidence of secondary tympanic membrane perforation was not statistically significant between the groups(P＞ 0.05).The readmission rate at the second week and the third week between the two groups had no statistically significant difference (P＞ 0.05).However,the readmission rate at the first,second,third and sixth month were statistically different (P＜0.05).Conclusion Continued nursing to the postoperative discharged patients with chronic suppurative otitis media can improve the follow-up rate after discharge and self-nursing capacity,and as a result promote their recovery.