Application of solution focused approach in nursing of patients with ad-vanced schistosomiasis / 中国血吸虫病防治杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To investigate the effect of nursing with solution focused approach in advanced schistosomiasis pa?tients. Methods Fifty three patients with advanced schistosomiasis in the Liujiahu Hospital for Schistosomiasis Control of Yiyang City were randomized selected and separated into an intervention group and a control group. The patients of the interven?tion group received the conventional nursing plus solution focused approach,while the patients of the control group received on?ly the conventional nursing. The effectiveness of nursing and treatment was evaluated in the two groups comparatively. Results The knowledge of self?care skills,medical compliance behaviors and services satisfaction degree in the intervention group were higher than those in the control group(c2=3.78,2.87,4.09 respectively,all P<0.05). The occurrence rate of upper gastroin?testinal bleeding in the intervention group was significantly lower than that in the control group(c2=4.894,P<0.05). The aver?age hospitalization duration of the intervention group was shorter than that of the control group(t=4.17,P<0.05). Conclu?sions The solution focused approach is a feasible and effective method in course of nursing of advanced schistosomiasis pa?tients. It enhances the confidence of the patients and the trustiness of the patients to the health care providers. The complications and the hospitalization duration of the patients are reduced.