Mental nursing care in the rehabilitation treatment for elderly trauma patients

Objective To analyze the value of mental nursing care in the clinical rehabilitation of elderly trauma patients, and to provide reference for the clinical rehabilitation of elderly trauma patients. Methods The subjects were divided into a control group and an experimental group according to the nursing ways. The control group took conventional nursing intervention, and the experimental group conventional and mental nursing interventions. The Self-rating Anxiety Scale (SAS) and the Self-rating Depression Scale (SDS) were used to evaluate the effects before and after the nursing care; and the investigation of the clinical nursing satisfaction for the two groups were made at the same time. Results Before the nursing care, the scores of SAS and SDS were (55.01±2.52) and (58.25±2.61) in the control group, and were (56.02±3.12) and (57.68±2.35) in the experimental group, with no statistical differences (both P>0.05); after the nursing care, the scores of SAS and SDS were (36.54±2.46) and (34.62±3.05) in the control group, and were (32.21±2.81) and (30.46±2.80) in the experimental group, with statistical differences (both P<0.05). There were statistical differences in the scores of SAS and SDS between before and after the nursing care in both group (all P<0.05). The clinical nursing satisfaction of the experimental group was higher than that of the control group, with a statistical difference (P<0.05). Conclusion Mental nursing care plays an important and positive role in the rehabilitation of elderly trauma patients. In the process of clinical rehabilitation of elderly trauma patients, the patients can be treated with both routine nursing care and mental care. Key words: Elderly; Trauma; Mental nursing care; Self-rating anxiety scale; Self-rating depression scale