Observation about effects of psychological intervention on elder patients with coronary heart disease when combined with depression and anxiety
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1672-7088.2010.01.107
- VernacularTitle:心理干预对老年冠心病伴焦虑抑郁患者的效果观察
- Author:
Rongmei HONG
;
Dongmei CHEN
;
Lanxia LIANG
;
Chengzhu LUO
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Psychological intervention;
Coronary heart disease;
Depression;
Anxiety;
Elders
- From:
Chinese Journal of Practical Nursing
2010;26(3):51-52
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To know the effects of psychological intervention on elder patients with coro-nary heart disease when combined with depression and anxiety. Methods Divided 73 elder patients with coronary heart disease into the control group(35 cases) and the psychological intervention group(38 cases) randomly. Routine treatment and nursing cares were used in the control group, while the psychological in-tervention group was used in the psychological intervention group in addition. Evaluated the mental status between the two groups by SAS and SDS at the beginning of the research and three weeks later. Time in hospital and general clinical medical effects were analyzed in the end of research. Results There were no significant difference between the two groups about SAS and SDS scores at the beginning, while the later scores in the control group were significant higher than those of in the psychological intervention group. The period in hospital in the control group was longer than in the intervention group, the general medical effects was bet-ter in the intervention group than in the control group. Coneinsions Psychological intervention for elder patients with coronary heart disease when combined with depression and anxiety is a kind of ef-fective mode, which can improve the medical effects.
