The effect of a psychological nursing intervention program based on the "Timing it Right" (TIR) framework on elderly patients' anxiety, psychology, and self-efficacy.

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the occurrence of anxiety and depression in elderly patients and to explore the effect of a psychological nursing intervention program based on the "Timing it Right" framework on the anxiety, depression, and self-efficacy among elderly patients. METHODS: 135 elderly patients admitted to our hospital were divided into two groups. The 69 patients in the experimental group underwent systematic psychological intervention, and the 66 patients in the control group were given only general psychological support. The Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) and the General Self Efficacy Scale (GSEs) scores were used to assess the effect of the psychological intervention program on the elderly patients. RESULTS: The psychological nursing intervention effect of the two groups after the intervention was improved compared with before the intervention (P < 0.05), and the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) scores were lower in the experimental group than they were in the control group after the psychological intervention. The general self-efficacy scale scores of the experimental group were significantly improved after the intervention, and the scores in the experimental group were much higher than the scores in the control group after the intervention (P < 0.05). CONCLUSION: The incidences of anxiety and depression were higher in the elderly patients, and a psychological intervention program based on the "Timing it Right" framework can effectively reduce the negative emotions of anxiety and depression, and enhance the sense of self-efficacy.