Effect of early psychological care on negative emotions and sleep of elderly patients with chronic heart failure / 中国实用护理杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To probe into the effect of early psychological care on negative emotions and sleep of elderly patients with chronic heart failure. Methods 96 patients elderly patients with chronic heart failure were selected from June 2009 to June 2010, and were randomly divided into the study group and the control group with 48 patients in each group. Two groups of elderly patients were given traditional routine care after diagnosis, and elderly patients in the study group were given early comprehensive psychological nursing intervention additionally. Clinical index such as negative mood and sleep were analyzed. Results Compared with the control group, anxiety and depression scores of the study group were significantly decreased, somatization, obsessive-compulsive symptoms, depression and anxiety were significantly decreased, awakening time, and arousals were significantly lower, and sleep efficiency and sleep maintenance rate was significantly increased, there were significant differences. Conclusions Early psychological care for elderly patients with chronic heart failure is very important to improve negative mood and sleep quality for them, and is worth further clinical promotion and application.