Influence of post-discharge continuous nursing intervention on psychological quality and compliance with immunosuppressants treatment in patients with renal transplantation
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1672-7088.2013.27.010
- VernacularTitle:出院后延续性护理干预对肾移植患者心理素质及免疫抑制剂治疗依从性的影响
- Author:
Jianlin ZHANG
;
Xiang TANG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Continuous nursing;
Kidney transplantation;
Psychological quality;
Immunosuppressants treatment;
Compliance
- From:
Chinese Journal of Practical Nursing
2013;29(27):27-29
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To explore the effects of postdischarge follow-up continuous nursing intervention on the psychological quality and compliance of immunosuppressants treatment in patients with kidney transplantation.Methods 157 patients with kidney transplantation post-operation were recruited,81 cases in the study group and 76 cases in the control group randomly.The control group received routine hospital discharge care and immunosuppressants treatment.The study group received postdischarge followup nursing intervention and immunosuppressants treatment.After 6 months of postdischarge intervention,the psychological quality of patients in two groups was assessed by the emotion application measure scale separately.The Morisky Medication Adherence Scale 8-item version (MMAS 8-item version) was used for the assessment of the immunosuppressants treatment compliance of the two groups of patients.Results After 6-month intervention,the patients in the study group showed better psychological quality than the patients in the control groups.There were significant differences in the various items of assessments of the psychological quality between the two groups.The high compliance percentage of immunosuppressants treatment of the study group was 45.7%,whereas the high compliance percentage of the control group was 22.4%.The differences between the two groups were significant.Conclusions Post-discharge follow-up nursing intervention to patients with kidney tranplantantion is effective for improving the psychological quality and the immunosuppressants treatment compliance and may be helpful to improve the life quality of the patients.