ObjectiveTo explore the effect and significance of continuous nursing in patients with clean intermittent catheterization. MethodsFrom July to December 2013, 47 patients with spinal cord injury still relying on clean intermittent catheterization were selected as the control group, whom were given the routine care and guidance. From January to June 2014, 51 patients with spinal cord injury still relying on clean intermittent catheterization were selected as the study group; in addition to routine nursing instruction before leaving hospital, they were also guided with the continuous nursing. In the way of telephone follow-up, we analyzed the results via the questionnaire of the effect of continuous nursing for spinal cord injured patients with clean intermittent catheterization. ResultsThe incidence of catheter related complications such as urinary tract infections in the study group was significantly lower than that in the control group (P<0.05). The caregivers' ability for patients in the study group was significantly higher than that in the control group (P<0.01). ConclusionThe continuous follow-up nursing instruction can improve the nursing ability of caregivers, and effectively reduce the occurrence of catheter related complications.
ObjectiveTo explore the application and effect of integration of doctors-nurses-therapists continuous nursing management in patients with spinal cord injury.MethodsThe patients with spinal cord injury from June to December 2018 in the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine of West China Hospital of Sichuan University were selected. A set of numbers was generated by a computer. And the patients were randomly divided into the trial group and the control group. Patients in the control group were given routine discharge continuous nursing management, and patients in the trial group adopted the integration of doctors-nurses-therapists continuous nursing management to implement post-discharge guidance. The activity of daily living (ADL), quality of life or psychological status of the two groups were compared at discharge and 3 months after discharge. The compliance, satisfaction and readmission rates between the two groups were also compared 3 months after discharge.ResultsA total of 60 patients were included, with 30 cases in each group. There was no significant difference in the scores of ADL, quality of life or Huaxi Xinqing index between the two groups (P>0.05). Three months after discharge, the score of ADL (71.65±1.87 vs. 62.70±2.29), quality of life (302.90±2.71 vs. 292.95±3.39), compliance rate of medication on time (86.67% vs. 63.33%), compliance rate of exercise on time (86.67% vs. 60.00%), compliance rate of follow-up visit on time (90.00% vs. 63.33%), compliance rate of reasonable diet (83.33% vs. 60.00%), and satisfaction (90.45±1.82 vs. 79.55±1.39) of patients in the trial group were higher than those in the control group (P<0.05). There was significant difference in Huaxi Xinqing index between the trial group and the control group (14.57±1.36 vs. 21.60±1.88, P<0.001). The readmission rate of the trial group was lower than that of the control group (6.67% vs. 26.67%), but the difference was not statistically significant (P>0.05). Three months after discharge, the ADL and quality of life in both groups were significantly different from those at discharge (P<0.001); the score of Huaxi Xinqing index in the control group was higher than that at discharge (t=-17.971, P<0.001), which in the trial group was also higher than that at discharge, but the difference was not statistically significant (t=-1.352, P=0.187).ConclusionThe integration of doctors-nurses-therapists continuous nursing management can effectively improve the ADL, quality of life and compliance of discharged patients with spinal cord injury, improve the mental state of patients, and improve patient satisfaction, which is helpful for the rehabilitation of patients with spinal cord injury outside the hospital.
Since its discovery in early 2020, the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has spread rapidly around the world and is now a global challenge. As early respiratory rehabilitation can improve the patient’s respiratory function and quality of life, it deserves proper attention. Aimed to provide reference for the clinical rehabilitation, this paper summarizes the rehabilitation goals, rehabilitation treatments, nutrition therapy and psychotherapy for different types of COVID-19, on the basis of brief describing the etiological, pathological mechanism, clinical features and medical treatment.