Effect of psychological intervention and insulin treatment on anxiety in elderly patients with diabetes mellitus / 中国生化药物杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To investigate and analyze the effect of psychological intervention and insulin treatment on anxiety in elderly patients with diabetes mellitus. Methods 92 elderly patients with diabetes mellitus from January 2016 to January 2017 in the first affiliated hospital of Wenzhou medical university chengdu campus were randomly divided into the control group and the experimental group, 46 patients for each group. The control group was treated with conventional insulin therapy, the experimental group was given psychological intervention on the basis of the control group, strengthened communication and exchanges, increased confidence. The anxiety levels of two groups were compared and analyzed. Results After treatment, 46cases were satisfied in the experimental group, and 40 cases were satisfied in the control group. The satisfaction degree of nursing in the control group was 86.96%, significantly lower than 100.00% in the experimental group, which was statistically significance (P<0.05). After the intervention, the HAMA score of the experimental group was (10.54±5.40), significantly lower than (14.63±5.23) of the control group with statistical significance (P<0.05). Conclusion The application of psychological intervention combined with insulin treatment in elderly patients with diabetes could significantly improve the anxiety and the satisfaction of nursing, and has the significance of clinical promotion.