Effect of empathy nursing on intestinal tract preparation for colonoscopy in elderly patients

Abstract

Objective To explore the effect of empathy nursing on intestinal tract preparation for colonoscopy in elderly patients.Methods A total of 62 patients from July 2010 to October 2012,who were planned for colonoscopy examination,were randomly divided into two groups.The control group (n =29)received routine nursing,and the experimental group (n =33) received empathy nursing.The physiological indicators (heart rate,blood pressure),intestinal cleanliness and satisfaction of patients were compared in two groups before and after bowel preparation.Results There was no statistically significant difference between two groups on indices of age,blood pressure and heart rates before intervention (P ＞ 0.05).After the intervention,there was no statistically significant difference between two groups on blood pressure,but the heart rate was (70.9 ± 4.6) beats/min in the control group,and (67.0 ± 4.1) beats/min in the experimental group,and the difference was statistically significant (t =3.45,P ＜ 0.05).Cleaning efficacy reached level Ⅰ in 16 patients,level Ⅱ in 17 patients in the experimental group; and level Ⅰ in 8 patients,level Ⅱ in 16 patients,level Ⅲ in 5 patients in the control group,and the difference was statistically significant (Z =5.11,P ＜ 0.05).The score of nursing work satisfaction was (127.00 ± 8.49) in the experimental group,and (103.00 ± 9.18) in the control group,and the difference was statistically significant (t =10.70,P ＜ 0.05).Conclusions Empathy nursing can improve effectiveness of bowel preparation for colonoscopy in elderly patients,and increase nursing work satisfaction. Key words: Elderly patients ; Empathy nursing ; Intestinal tract preparation ; Satisfaction