Clinical effect of early psychological nursing intervention on depression after cerebral infarction

Objective To explore the clinical effect of early psychological nursing intervention on depression after cerebral infarction and to improve the quality of nursing service. Methods 80 patients with depression after cerebral infarction from September 2012 to September 2014 were recruited and were randomly divided into observation group( n = 40) and control group( n = 40). Control group patients were given only regular care and observation group were given early psychological nursing intervention on the basis of regular care.After 4 weeks intervention,self-rating depression scale( SDS),daily life ability score( ADL),Barthel index,neural function defect score( NFA) and satisfaction of nursing care were compared between 2 groups.Results After nursing intervention,observation group had lower SDS and NFA but higher ADL and Barthel index than control group. The satisfaction of nursing care( 92. 5% vs 72. 5%) were in observation group and control group,respectively. By or Chi-square test,all the indexes had statistical significance in two groups( P 0. 05).Conclusions Early psychological nursing intervention on depression after cerebral infarction can highly alleviate the depression extent,decrease neural function defect,improve daily life ability,and improve satisfaction of nursing care in patients,which is worth widely application.