Effects of cluster nursing and Traditional Chinese Medicine nursing in patients with severe acute pancreatitis

Abstract

Objective To explore the effects of cluster nursing and Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) nursing in patients with severe acute pancreatitis. Methods Totally 76 patients with severe acute pancreatitis admitted in Yantai Zhifu Hospital from January 2017 to December 2018 were selected by convenient sampling and divided into the control group (n=38) and the observation group (n=38) according to the random number table. Patients in the control group received routine nursing, while patients in the observation group received cluster nursing and TCM nursing on this basis. The nursing effect, quality of life, related hospitalization indicators, and nursing satisfaction rate were observed and analyzed between the two groups. Results The total effective rate of nursing in the observation group was 89.47% (24/38) , which was higher than 63.15% (24/38) in the control group (P<0.05) ; the the MOS Item Short From Health Survey score in the observation group was higher than that in the control group, and the hospitalization costs and length of hospital stay in the observation group were less than those in the control group , nursing satisfaction rate in the observation group was higher than control group, the differences were statistically significant (P<0.05) . Conclusions The implementation of cluster nursing and TCM nursing for patients with severe acute pancreatitis can enhance the nursing effect, reduce the treatment cost, and improve the quality of life of patients. Key words: Pancreatitis; Quality of life; Cluster nursing; Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) nursing; Nursing effect; Satisfaction