Effect of evidence-based care on constipation of psychiatric patients / 现代临床护理

ABSTRACT

Objective To explore the effect of evidence-based care on the constipation of psychiatric patients.Methods The constipations in 328 psychiatric patients admitted to our department were intervened with evidence-based nursing.Frequency for defecation,incidence of difficult defecation and incidence of dry stool before intervention were compared to those two weeks after intervention.Result Two weeks after intervention,the defecation frequency,incidence of difficult defecation and incidence of dry stool were all significantly lower than those before the intervention(P<0.001).Conclusions The evidence-based nursing used in care to psychiatric patients with constipation can reduce the incidence of constipation,and relieve their physiological and psychological pains.