Application effect of TCM emotional nursing in patients with psoriasis

Abstract

Objective To explore the influence of TCM emotional nursing on emotions, size of skin lesions and psoriasis area and severity index (PASI) in patients with psoriasis vulgaris. Methods A total of 86 out-patients with psoriasis vulgaris from June 2014 to August 2015 in Longgang District Central Hospital of Shenzhen were randomly divided into control group (43 cases, decoction for cooling blood + routine nursing) and experimental group (43 cases, decoction for cooling blood + TCM emotional nursing based on seven emotions) according to random number table method. Emotions and score of PASI were compared before and 6 weeks after intervention between two groups. Results After intervention, the score of PASI was (5.44±0.39) in experimental group which was significantly lower than that (6.53±0.29) in control group (P<0.05); the proportion of active stage, rest stage, catagen was 11.63%, 32.56%, 55.81% in experimental group which were better than those (20.93%, 46.51%, 32.56%) in control group with significant differences (P<0.05); the score of compulsion, somatization, interpersonal relationship, depression, terror, anxiety and total score in experimental group were lower than those in control group with significant differences (P<0.05). Conclusions TCM emotional nursing based on seven emotions has an important significance on promoting rehabilitation, relieving clinical symptoms and negative emotions in patients with psoriasis. Key words: Psoriasis; Emotion; TCM emotional nursing; Skin lesions; Severity level