Effects of targeted nursing interventions on patients with diabetic retinopathy after panretinal photocoagulation

Abstract

Objective To explore the effects of targeted nursing interventions on the quality of life in patients with diabetic retinopathy (DR) after panretinal photocoagulation (PRP) . Methods Totally 92 DR patients who received PRP in the People's Hospital of Hechi from May 2016 to May 2018 were selected using convenient sampling and divided into control (n=46) and observation (n=46) groups. Patients in the control group received routine nursing care postoperatively, while patients in the observation group received targeted nursing interventions on this basis. Patients in both groups received follow-up visits for 3 months. The 25-item National Eye Institute Visual Functioning Questionnaire (NEI-VFQ-25) was used to evaluate the patients' quality of life postoperatively and at the last follow-up visit. Results There was no statistically significant difference in NEI-VFQ-25 scores between the two groups before intervention (P>0.05) . Single item scores and total NEI-VFQ-25 scores of the observation group were increased after intervention than before intervention, and the differences were statistically significant (P 0.05) . The scores of another 11 items and total NEI-VFQ-25 scores of the observation group were higher than those of the control group, and there were statistically significant differences between the two groups (P<0.05) . Conclusions Targeted nursing interventions have significant effects on the quality of life in DR patients after PRP, which can improve their quality of life. Key words: Diabetic retinopathy; Panretinal photocoagulation; Targeted nursing; Quality of life