Effects of PDCA nursing model on improving negative emotion and mood state of patients with depression

Abstract

Objective To explore the effects of PDCA nursing model on improving negative emotion and mood state of patients with depression. Methods A total of 70 patients with depression in our hospital between January 2013 and June 2014 were randomly divided into control group (routine depression nursing group) and observation group (PDCA nursing intervention group) with 35 cases in each group. The emotion and mood state of two groups before and after intervention were evaluated with Zung′s self-rating depression scale (SDS), positive and negative affect schedule (PANAS) and profile of mood state (POMS). Results After the intervention, the scores of SDS, PANAS and POMS in the observation group were all improved more than those in the control group at 1w, 2w and 4w. The differences between two groups were statistically significant (P<0.05). Conclusions PDCA nursing model can improve the negative emotion and mood state of patients with depression and help recovery of disease. Key words: Depression; PDCA nursing model; Negative emotion; Mood state