Effect evaluation of nursing outcomes classification in oral nursing care for patients

Abstract

Objective To observe and explore the effect of nursing outcomes classification (NOC) on the improvement of oral hygiene in dental patients.Methods A total of 120 patients who were treated from January 2010 to December 2012 were selected by using random sampling method,who were divided into observation group and control group according to stratified randomization,60 patients in the control group with routine nursing and 60 patients in the observation group with nursing outcomes classification based on routine nursing.The improvement of oral hygiene was compared between the two groups.Results The excellent and good rate of oral mucosa in the observation group was 75.00％ (45/60) and 30.00％ (18/60) in the control group,and there was significant difference between the two groups (x2 =24.361,P ＜ 0.05).The SCL-90 scale scores of anxiety,fear,depression,hostility,somatization in the observation group were lower than those in the control group [(11.6±2.6) vs (19.3±3.1),(8.7±1.7) vs (13.6±1.6),(9.3±1.7) vs (13.2±2.2),(9.2±1.3) vs (12.8 ± 1.8),(12.5 ± 1.9) vs (18.2 ±2.2)],and these differences were statistically significant(t =-9.447,-10.237,-7.005,-8.136,-9.712,respectively;P ＜0.05).All scores of NOC-oral hygiene in the observation group were higher than those in the control group,and the differences were statistically significant (P ＜ 0.05).Conclusions The implementation of nursing outcomes classification in oral nursing intervention of dental patients can significantly improve the overall condition of oral health in patients,and improve the quality of life. Key words: Oral hygiene; Oral care; Nursing outcomes classification