Effect of volunteer service provided by medical students on negative emotions and quality of life in patients with ankylosing spondylitis

Abstract

Objective To study the impact of volunteer service provided by medical students on emotions and quality of life in patients with ankylosing spondylitis（ AS） ,so as to provide the evidence for clinic. Methods Totals of 100 patients with AS were recruited and randomly divided into observation group （n=50） and control group （ n =50 ） .Control group were given routine nursing, while observation group were given volunteer service provided by medical students.The Hamilton Anxiety Scale （ HAMA） and Hamilton Depression rating Scale （ HAMD） , the MOS item short from the health survey （ SF-36 ） were used to assess emotions and quality of life.Results The total effective rate was 70.0% and 64.0% respectively in observation group and control group, and the difference was no statistically significant （χ2 =0.407,P〉0.05）.After the intervention, the HAMA scores [（7.47 ±2.86） vs （10.63 ±2.75）] and HAMD scores [（8.23 ±2.83） vs （11.82 ± 2.63）] in observation group were significantly lower than that in control group （t=3.978,4.173,respectively;P〈0.05 ） .And the SF-36 scores in observation group was significantly higher than that in control group [（87.94 ±4.53） vs （65.24 ±4.93）;t=3.576,P〈0.05].Conclusions The volunteer service provided by medical students can improve negative emotions and the quality of life in patients with AS, which also provide a chance for medical students early exposure to clinical.So, the volunteer service provided by medical students is worth widely organization and effective implementation. Key words: Ankylosing spondylitis; Quality of life; Negative emotions; Volunteer