2013•Unpublished venueRequires access
Application of psychological nursing intervention before high intensity focused ultrasound
Hifu Clinical
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Abstract
Objective To explore the application effect of psychological nursing intervention before high intensity focused ultrasound(HIFU).Methods Sixty patients who received HIFU treatment from September 2011 to May 2012 were selected and divided randomly into intervention group and control group,30 cases in each group.Patients in control group received routine nursing,and patients in intervention group received psychological nursing intervention on the basis of routine nursing.Two groups of patients were compared and analyzed on preoperative anxiety,awareness rate of relevant knowledge about operation,intraoperative anesthesia situation,postoperative pain and postoperative complications.Results The comparison of awareness rate related to preoperative anxiety and intraoperative anesthesia and postoperative complications between the two groups had no sta tistical significance(P0.05).After psychological nursing intervention,the intervention group was superior to the control group on intraoperative cooperation,the postoperative anxiety and pain.There were no other serious complications in both groups during the operation.Conclusion Patients usually have psychological questions and obstacles before operation,the psychological nursing intervention before the operation can help the patients to build up confidence to cooperate the treatment better,and to relieve the postoperative pain.It is important to apply preoperative psychological nursing intervention in clinical care.