The effectiveness of wechat-based transitional care in patients with Myasthenia gravis / 中国实用护理杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To evaluate the effectiveness of wechat-based transitional care in patients with Myasthenia gravis. Methods Choose 60 patients with Myasthenia gravis from August 2013 to August 2014 were divided into two groups,30 cases in each group.The patients in the two groups recevied routine dischared education.In addition,the patients in the experimental group received wechat-based transitional care for three months. The patients, anxiety, depression, self-care and health behavior at 3 months after discharge were compared between the two groups. Results There was no statistical significance between the experimental group and the control group in anxiety, depression, self-care ability and health behavior scale (P > 0.05). In the experimental group, the SAS evaluation results of normal, mild anxiety, moderate anxiety, severe anxiety respectively is 8、19、2、1. However, in the control group the result is 3、15、8、4 respectively. There was statistically difference (χ2=2.732, P < 0.01). In the experimental group, the SDS evaluation results of normal, mild depression, moderate depression, major depression respectively is 9、15、5、11. However, in the control group the result is 3、13、8、6 respectively. There was significant difference (χ2=2.626, P<0.01). Patients self-care ability and health behavior scale assessment results in the experimental group is (134.2±14.1)、(151.9±14.3) respectively and the results in the control group is (123.3±18.8)、(142.8±17.5) respectively. There was a statistically significant difference (t=2.541、2.294, P < 0.05). Conlusion Wechat-based transitional care acieves good effectiveness in patients with Myasthenia gravis and is worthy of promotion.