2013•International journal of nursingRequires access
The adjunct effects of the psychological nursing and hospitalized health education in patients with depression disorder
Su-yan Zheng, Geng-feng Lin, Zhen-song Gao
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Abstract
Objective To evaluate the adjunct effects of the psychological nursing and hospitalized health education in patients with depression disorder.Methods Totally 60 patients with depression disorder were randomly divided into two groups with 30 cases in each group.All patients treated with fluoxetine.At the same time,the control group received routine nursing,and the study group recieved psychological nursing and hospitalized health education on the basis of routine nursing.All the patients were assessed with Hamilton Depression Scale (HAMD) to evaluate efficacy before intervention and at the 6th week of intervention.The rates of health education awareness and treatment compliance were investigated.Results The total scores of HAMD in both groups were lower at the 6th week than before intervention (P ＜ 0.01).The total scores of HAMD of the study group was significantly lower than that of the control group (P ＜ 0.01).The rates of health education awareness and treatment compliance were significantly higher in the study group than those in the control group (P ＜ 0.05or P ＜ 0.01).Conclusions The psychological nursing and hospitalized health education had adjunct effects in patients with depression disorder.
Key words:
Depression disorder; Health education; Psychological nursing; Treatment compliance; Controlled study