Effects of nursing intervention on medication compliance of patients with ankylosing spondylitis
- VernacularTitle:护理干预对强直性脊柱炎患者服药依从性影响的研究
- Author:
Kui HAO
;
Jilan SONG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Ankylosing spondylitis;
Nursing intervention;
Compliance
- From:
Chinese Journal of Practical Nursing
2008;24(16):5-7
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To explore the effects of nursing intervention on medication compliance of patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS). Methods 92 patients with AS in the department of rheumatology and immunology of our hospital from January 2005 to December 2006 were randomized into the control group (45 cases) and the observation group (47 cases). The control group was given routine nursing and health education. While the observation group was given comprehensive nursing intervention based upon routine nursing and health education. The knowledge level about AS, medication compliance and relapse rate were compared between the two groups by adopting questionnaires. Results The knowledge level about AS, medication compliance, and relapse rate in the observation group were better than those in the control group (P<0.05). Conclusions Positive nursing intervention could improve the health knowledge level, ameliorate recognition and attitude and delinquent conduct, strengthen their medication compliance. It could control the process of illness, decrease the relapse rate and disable rate so that it could improve the life quality of patients.
