Evaluation about effects of health education on patients with coronary heart disease when combined with depression and anxiety

Abstract

Objective To know the effects of health education on patients with coronary heart dis-ease when combined with depression and anxiety. Methods Divided 62 patients with coronary heart dis-ease when combined with depression and anxiety into the intervention group(34 eases) and the control group(28 cases) randomly. Routine treatment and nursing cares were used in the control group, while the psychological intervention was used in the intervention group in addition. Evaluated the mental status of two groups by SDS and SAS at the time points of beginning and end of the intervention. SAQ was used after the intervention to know the treatment effects of two groups, days in hospital was analyzed. Results The points of SDS and SAS in the intervention group was significant lower than those of in the control group after the research, which was also significant lower than themselves at the beginning of the intervention. The time in hospital of control group was significant longer than in the intervention group. Conclusions Health educa-tion can effective promote the treatment effects for patients with coronary heart disease when combined with depression and anxiety, and then shorten the course in hospital. Key words: Health education; Coronary heart disease; Depression; Anxiety