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ObjectiveTo explore the effect of empathy nursing on depressive emotion and life function in depressive patients and to improve treatment and nurse effect.MethodSixties depressive inpatients treated with antidepressive drugs were randomly assigned to receive general nursing and health education ( experimental group 31 ) and empathy nursing (control group 29).Hamilton Depression Scale (HAMD),Nurses'observation scale for inpatient evaluation (NOSIE) and the hospital nursing work satisfaction questionnaire were used before and after intervention to evaluate the clinical and nursing effects of two groups.ResultsAfter interventions,the total score of HAMD was ( 16.7 ± 3.2) in experimental group and (20.2 ± 3.6) in control group,with significant difference between two groups.The social ability factor of score of NOSIE was (9.78 ± 2.13 ) in experimental group and ( 13.32 ± 3.22) in control group,and the scores of 3 other factors of NOSIE in experimental group was obviously lower than that in control group.The score ( 121.37 ± 11.25 ) of nursing work satisfaction in experimental group was obviously higher than that( 113.26 ± 9.72) in control group ( t =2.98).ConclusionsEmpathy nursing can improve depressive emotion and life function of patients with depression,and improve nursing work satisfaction.