Effect of integrated care on sense of coherence and relocation stress in family members of severe neurological disease patients after ICU transfer

Guangyu ZHOU; Hongxiang FU

ABSTRACT

Objective:

To investigate the effect of nurse-led integrated care on sense of coherence and relocation stress in family members of severe neurological disease patients after ICU transfer.

Methods:

A total of 78 severe neurological disease patients and family members were divided into study group and control group with 39 cases each by random digits table method. Participants in the control group received routine nursing, while the study group carried out nurse-led integrated care program. The scores of relocation stress and sense of coherence were assessed by Family Relocation Stress Scale (RFSS) and Sense of Coherence-29 (SOC-29), respectively.

Results:

After transfertion, the scores of preparation for relocation, family burden, satisfaction with the relocation process and total RFSS scores were (17.49 ± 3.57), (11.38 ± 1.93), (4.59 ± 0.59), (47.05 ± 4.72) points in the study group, and (13.79 ± 2.92), (9.51 ± 2.26), (3.51 ± 0.64), (39.44 ± 4.10) points in the control group, the difference was statistically significant ( t values were 3.937-7.675, P<0.05). After transfertion, the scores of comprehensibility, manageability, meaningfulness and total SOC-29 scores were (23.97 ± 2.61), (29.49 ± 4.55), (21.13 ± 3.73), (74.49 ± 6.77) points in the study group, and (21.49 ± 2.88), (27.23 ± 4.02), (17.05 ± 3.85), (65.79 ± 6.09) points, the difference was statistically significant ( t values were 2.321-5.960, P<0.05 or 0.01).

Conclusions:

Nurse-led integrated care can promote sense of coherence and alleviate relocation stress of family members of severe neurological disease patients after ICU transfer.