Abstract
With the development of information technology, it has become a part of people's lives. WeChat is not only a popular chatting tool in daily life but can also be used in the medical field. Functional dyspepsia is a common pediatric disease, with complex pathogenic factors, which are usually attributed to abnormal gastric acid secretion and gastrointestinal dysfunction. In our research, we aim to investigate the effects of whole-course continuous nursing intervention combined with a nursing practice teaching method on the quality of life (QOL) of children with functional dyspepsia and parents' satisfaction. One hundred and twenty children with functional dyspepsia admitted to our hospital (February 2019–February 2020) were retrospectively analyzed and equally divided into the experimental group (EG) and the control group (CG) according to the order of admission. The CG received whole-course continuous nursing intervention, and the EG received whole-course continuous nursing intervention combined with the nursing practice teaching method. Children's psychological states and QOL and parents' satisfaction of both groups were compared. After discharge, compared with the CG, the negative emotion scores in the EG were remarkably lower (P < 0.001). After discharge, compared with the CG, the QOL scores (P < 0.001), the proportion of children with good and excellent QOL (P < 0.05), and parents' satisfaction (P < 0.001) in the EG were remarkably higher. For children with functional dyspepsia, whole-course continuous nursing intervention combined with the nursing practice teaching method can improve their negative emotions, QOL, and parents' satisfaction, which should be popularized in practice.
Highlights
Children often present with abdominal pain, abdominal distension, nausea, and vomiting, and some of them are complicated with neurosis, anxiety neurosis, and other mental problems [1, 2], which seriously affect their growth and development
No obvious difference was found in the SAS scores at T1 between both groups (60.12 ± 2.41 vs 60.23 ± 2.32, P > 0.05). e SAS scores at T2 and T3 in the experimental group (EG) were obviously lower than those in the control group (CG) (39.65 ± 2.52 vs 44.68 ± 3.20 and 19.10 ± 2.65 vs 25.65 ± 2.10, P < 0.001)
No obvious difference was found in the self-rating depression (SDS) scores at T1 between both groups (62.65 ± 3.40 vs 62.54 ± 3.42, P > 0.05). e SDS scores at T2 and T3 in the EG were obviously lower than those in the CG (38.24 ± 3.20 vs 49.65 ± 3.22 and 19.87 ± 1.22 vs 27.62 ± 2.01, P < 0.001)
Summary
Children often present with abdominal pain, abdominal distension, nausea, and vomiting, and some of them are complicated with neurosis, anxiety neurosis, and other mental problems [1, 2], which seriously affect their growth and development. Journal of Healthcare Engineering unchanged lifestyle after discharge, the disease can still be triggered by bad diet structure and psychological problems [4, 5]. In this way, the recurrence rate of functional dyspepsia in a clinic is high [6, 7], which poses a threat to children’s physical and mental health. Some scholars have applied whole-course continuous nursing intervention in children with gastric cancer and found that their quality of life (QOL) has been conspicuously improved within one year after discharge [8], which shows that this nursing mode can enhance the management efficiency and play the dual management role of psychology and physiology by focusing on the potential health problems of children [9]. Previous studies show that the immune system and gastrointestinal system are controlled by the neuroendocrine system [14]
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