Abstract:Objective To evaluate the influence of comfort care on quality of life(QOL)and degrees of comfort in elderly patients with chronic obstructive emphysema(COE).Methods The clinical data of 156 elderly patients with COE admitted in Zhangzhou People′s Hospital from March 2014 to April 2016 were analyzed.According to the different nursing measures,they were divided into control group(n=56)and comfort care group(n=100).In the control group,common care measures were used,while in the comfort care group,comfortable nursing measures were adopted.The QOL scores and comfort assessment before and after nursing in both groups were observed.Results There were no significant differences in body function,role function,emotional function,cognitive function,social function and overall QOL scores before nursing in two groups(P>0.05).After nursing,these indexes were higher than before nursing,the indexes in the comfort care group were all higher than those in the control group after nursing.The comfort was 98.0%in the comfort care group higher than that in the control group accounting for 60.7%,which were all displayed statistical differences(P<0.05). Conclusion The application of comfort care in elderly patients with COE can improve the QOL and comfortable degrees,which is worthy of clinical promotion.
洪梅. 舒适护理对老年慢性阻塞性肺气肿患者生活质量和舒适度的影响[J]. 中国当代医药, 2017, 24(10): 194-196.
HONG Mei. Influence of comfort care on quality of life and comfort in elderly patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary emphysema. 中国当代医药, 2017, 24(10): 194-196.