Effect of comfort care on sleep quality of patients after thoracic surgery

VernacularTitle:舒适护理对胸外科术后患者睡眠质量的影响
Author: Yunjiao OU ¹ ; Aifeng FU ; Danqiong CHEN ; Juhui LIU ; Liping ZHONG
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1. 518101 广东省深圳市宝安区人民医院胸心外科
Keywords: Comfort care; Thoracic surgery; Sleep quality
From: Chinese Journal of Modern Nursing 2014;20(8):910-912
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective To explore the effect of comfort care on sleep quality of patients after thoracic surgery.Methods A total of 148 patients after thoracic surgery were randomly divided into the observation group (73 cases) and the control group ( 75 cases ) .The observation group received comfort care while the control group was given traditional methods .Sleep quality was compared between two groups before and after the surgery.Results PSQI score after a week was (6.26 ±2.35 ) in the observation group and (10.29 ±3.28 ) in the control group, with statistically significant difference (t=8.572 6,P<0.05).Conclusions Comfort care can improve sleep quality of patients after thoracic surgery , promote their recovery and nursing quality .