Application research of internet plus extended care mode in rehabilitation of orthopedic patients ;discharged / 中国实用护理杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To evaluate the effect of integrated service platform of extensional care based on the combined internet and extensional care model in the orthopedics nurse care. Methods Two hundred and eighty six hospitalized patients in the orthopedic department were randomly divided into two groups including experimental group (144 cases) and control group (142 cases) according to the random number table method. Patients in the control group received extensional care by traditional telephone follow-up, patients in the experimental group received extensional care by using the integrated service platform combing internet and extensional care. All the patients were evaluated using the self-made extensional care satisfaction questionnaire and Short Form 36 Questionnaire. Results The extensional care satisfaction scores of experimental group using internet plus extended care mode were respectively ( 74.4 ± 5.3) points and (76.2 ± 8.1) points at the time points of 3 months and 6 months after discharge from hospital;The extensional care satisfaction scores of control group were respectively (69.4±9.9) points and (70.1±12.2) points at the time points of 3 months and 6 months after discharge from hospital;The two groups had statistically comparative difference (t=7.40, 6.37, P<0.01). There was a statistically significant improvement of extensional care satisfaction and physical function score and role-physical score and social function score in the experimental group compared with the control group both at the time points of 3 months and 6 months after discharge from hospital. There was a statistically significant improvement of vitality score and role-emotion score in the experimental group compared with the control group both at the time points of 1 month and 3 months after discharge from hospital (t=2.366-8.211, P<0.05). Conclusions The effect of integrated service platform of extensional care based on the combined internet and extensional care model is better than traditional telephone follow-up, patients′satisfaction is higher. This new mode of service platform could greatly deepen the connotation of quality nursing, intensify the effect of extensional care, and reduce the working strength of nurse who did extensional care as while.