Evaluation of the implementation effect of continuous nursing care in patients after percutaneous coronary intervention / 中国实用护理杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To evaluate the implementation effect of continuous nursing care in patients after percutaneous coronary intervention. Methods Totally 200 patients underwent coronary intervention were equally divided into the control group and the experimental group. Randomization was done by sealed envelopes. Routine nursing was applied inthe control group while the patients inthe experimental group werenursed continuously. Compliance of taking medication, the incidence of major adverse cardiac events (MACE events), satisfactory rate of the patients and the occurrence of stent restenosis were compared between the two groups. Results There was a significant difference between the experimental group and the control group in compliance of taking medication from the 6th month. According to the Morisky measurement, the score of the 6th month in the experimental group was 8.00 ± 0.00, while the control group was 7.66 ± 0.82. There was a statistical significance between the two groups (t=-4.086, P<0.01); the score of the 12th month in the experimental group was 7.94 ± 0.48, and for the control group, the score was 7.28 ± 1.58, the difference was statistically significant (t=-3.899, P<0.01). The major adverse cardiac events (MACE events) were 1% (1/100) and 4%(4/100) for the experimental and control group respectively. The satisfactory rate of the patients in the experimental group and the control group were 98%(98/100) and 81%(81/100) separately. The difference between the two groups was of statistical significance (χ2=36.39, P<0.01). The restenosis rate of the two groups was 1.2% (1/82) and 2.5% (2/79) separately, which was of no significance (χ2=0.392, P=0.613). Conclusions Continuous nursing can significantly improve the patients′ medication compliance, reduce the occurrence of MACE events, and improve the satisfaction of nursing care.