Correlation research of uncertainty in illness and social support of patients before percutaneous coronary intervention

VernacularTitle:冠脉介入术前患者疾病不确定感与社会支持的相关性研究
Author: Jv WANG ¹ ; Li SONG ; Qi-Er CHEN
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1. 中山大学
Keywords: Uncertainty in illness; Social support; Percutaneous coronary intervention
From: Chinese Journal of Modern Nursing 2012;18(12):1406-1408
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective To describe the uncertainty in illness and social support of patients before percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) and explore the correlation between them.Methods By descriptive and correlation study,sixty patients before PCI were recruited in the study and were investigated with Mishel Uncertainty in Illness Scale (MUIS) and social support rating scale (SSRS).Results The total score of uncertainty in illness of patients before PCI was(90.72 ± 13.97 ) and was in the medium range.Among the four dimensions,the average score of ambiguity (40.27 ±6.87) was the highest.The total score of social support was(44.35 ±7.65 )and was at middle or high level.The uncertainty in illness of patients was negatively related with their social support(r =- 0.31 P ＜ 0.05 ).Conclusions Nurses should pay attention to the patients' uncertainty in illness before PCI and take advantage of their social support adequately.In this way,patients' uncertainty in illness can be decreased.