The effect of family visit and nursing intervention in promoting the rehabilitation of thoracohnnbar fracture patients

VernacularTitle:家庭访视及护理干预对促进胸腰椎骨折患者身心康复的影响
Author: Shaoqun CHEN ; Qian LIU ; Zhengkang JIANG ; Xueying LI ; Qunying YE
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: Thoracolumbar fracture; Family visit; Nursing intervention
From: Chinese Journal of Practical Nursing 2009;25(16):8-10
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective To explore the effect of family visit and nursing intervention in promoting the re-habilitation of thoracolumbar fracture patients. Methods 115 patients with thoracohmbar fracture were divid-ed into the study greup(60 cases) and the control group(55 cases) by random hospitalization number. Patients in the study group were given regularly rehabilitation guidance initiatively at home by doctors and nurses for 6 months since discharge, the control group received conventional discharge guidance. Results After the inter-vention, the two groups showed significant difference in the functional rehabilitation, awareness rate of disease-related knowledge, mastering rate of relevant skills, incidence rate of complication, satisfaction degree with nursing. Conclusions Regular family visit and nursing intervention by the doctors and nurses can not only teach patients relative functional exercise methods, promote the physical rehabilitation of limbs, reduce inci-dence of complications and solve the problem of lack of care support after discharge from hospital effectively.