Influence of psychological communication on psychological state of elderly patients before destined operation / 中国实用护理杂志

ABSTRACT

ObjectiveTo discuss the effect of preoperative psychological communication on psychological state of elderly patients before destined operation.Methods136 cases of elderly patients underwent elective operation were divided into the observation group and the control group with 68 cases in each group,the control group was given routine nursing of general surgery,the observation group received targeted psychological communication based upon routine nursing for consecutive 3 days before surgery.The psychological state such as anxiety,depression and fear was compared between two groups.ResultsThe anxiety,depression and fear in the observation group was significantly improved compared with the control group.ConclusionsPreoperative appropriate and targeted psychological communication can alleviate the anxiety,depression and fear of the elderly patients with elective operation,and contribute to the smooth operation.