Effect of psychological nursing on HIV/AIDS patients with anxiety and depression

VernacularTitle:心理护理干预对HIV/AIDS患者焦虑抑郁情绪的影响
Author: Yan XU ¹ ; Chun-Hong FAN ; Hui-Qun WANG ; Chun-Qin BAI ; Li SHA
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1. 东南大学附属南京市第二医院
Keywords: HIV; AIDS; Anxiety; Depression; Psychological nursing
From: Chinese Journal of Modern Nursing 2011;17(25):3024-3026
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective To discuss the effect of psychological nursing on HIV/AIDS patients with anxiety and depression.Methods 40 HIV/AIDS patients with anxiety and depression were randomly divided into intervention group (20 cases) and control group (20 cases).Hamilton anxiety rating scale (HAMA) and Hamilton depression rating scale (HAMD) were used to evaluate the effect at 4 weeks and 3 months of the research.Results HAMA and HAMD scores of the intervention group at 4 weeks and 3 months were significantly lower than the control group [(15.30±4.12) vs (19.70±5.89),(13.00±2.51) vs (18.20±3.27),(5.70±2.57) vs (14.35 ±4.20),(7.50 ±3.19) vs (14.55 ±3.68),t =5.64,8.817,2.737,5.808;P ＜0.01].Conclusions Psychological nursing could greatly relieve the negative emotions of HIV/AIDS patients and promote treatment and nursing effect.