Control study of comprehensive nursing intervention in patients with alcohol withdrawal syndrome

Abstract

Objective To explore the clinical efficacy of comprehensive nursing intervention on patients with alcohol withdrawal syndrome in clinic. Methods 60 cases of alcohol withdrawal delirium tremors were randomly divided into the integrated nursing intervention group (the research group) and the general nursing intervention group (the control group), with 30 cases in each group. On the basis of drug therapy, the general care, psychological care, cognitive behavior modification, health education and other measures were adopted in the research group. Only the general nursing measure was given in the control group on the basis of drug therapy. The efficacy was assessed using the alcohol withdrawal syndrome scale, self-rating depression scale (SDS), self-rating anxiety scale (SAS), and clinical global impression (CGI). Results The scores of the alcohol withdrawal syndrome scale and clinical global impression (CGI) in the 14th day in the research group were(2.56±0.70) and (3.10±0.20), respectively, which were significantly lower than those of the control group. And the scores of the self-rating depression scale (SDS) and self-rating anxiety scale (SAS) in the 14th day also were significantly lower than those of the control group. There was a statistical meaning (P < 0. 01 ).Conclusions The integrated nursing intervention in combination with the drug therapy contributes to the curative effect of alcohol withdrawal syndrome patients, and to consolidate their rehabilitation effects. Key words: Alcohol; Withdrawal syndrome; Nursing intervention