Application effects of standardized communication method on health education in PCI patients

Abstract

Objective To explore the application effects of SBAR (situation, background, assessment, recommendation) as a standardized communication method for percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) health education. Methods We studied 80 selective PCI patients who were averagely divided into experimental group and control group. The PCI patients of experimental group underwent SBAR communication method for health education while the patients of control group received routine health education method. The effects of health education were compared between two groups. Results The patients of experimental group had 100% satisfaction rate for nurse′s health education method comparing with 67.5% in the control group (χ2=15.522, P 0.05). Conclusions The utilization of SBAR communication method can standardize the communication process and the behavior of medical staffs, as well as the health education route of PCI, improve the efficiency and quality of nursing work, promote the cooperation of medical staff team and harmonize the relationship between nurses and patients. Key words: Coronary heart diseases; Health education; Coronary intervention; Standardized communication