Effect of WeChat platform continuous nursing on acute pancreatitis recurrence and readmission rate

Abstract

Objective To explore the effect of WeChat platform continuous nursing on reducing the recurrence rate and readmission rate of acute pancreatitis patients. Methods A total of 162 cases of acute pancreatitis admitted to the Department of Emergency Surgery in the Affiliated Zhongshan Hospital of Dalian University from February 2017 to July 2018 were selected as the research objects. The patients were divided into the observation group (80 cases) and the control group (82 cases) by random number method. In the control group, routine discharge education, release of education manual and regular telephone follow-up were carried out. Observation group based on the conventional discharge, by the continuity of care team to three times a week, for a period of six months WeChat platform continuity nursing intervention, the specific mission includes pancreatitis disease related knowledge, the matters needing attention after discharge, and the content such as recurrence, and weekly WeChat online interactive answering questions. The disease recurrence, readmission rate, rehospitalization days at 1 month, 3 months, 6 months after discharge between the two groups. Results There was no significant difference in the disease recurrence, readmission rate, rehospitalization days between the two groups at 1 month, 2 months after discharge (P > 0.05). The disease recurrence of the observation group was 11.25% (9/80) and 26.25% (21/80) at 3 months and 6 months after discharge, respectively, which was lower than that of the control group 23.17% (19/82) and 43.90% (36/82), with statistically significant differences (χ2=4.025, 5.533, P < 0.05). The readmission rate of the observation group was 8.75% (7/80) and 21.25% (17/80) at 3 months and 6 months after discharge, respectively, which was lower than that of the control group 23.17% (19/82) and 41.46% (34/82), with statistically significant differences (χ2=6.250, 7.670, P < 0.05 or 0.01). The rehospitalization days of the observation group at 3 months and 6 months after discharge was (12.18±4.20) and (12.48±4.16) points, respectively, which was less than that of the control group (15.08±4.91) and (15.34±4.48) points, with statistically significant differences (t=-4.685, -4.638, P < 0.05). Conclusions WeChat platform continuous nursing intervention for patients with acute pancreatitis, can improve patients' self-management ability and compliance behavior, reduce the recurrence rate of pancreatitis patients, readmission rate and the average number of days of readmission, improve the quality of life of patients, is worthy of clinical application. Key words: Pancreatitis; WeChat; Continuous nursing