Impact of nursing intervention on life style and life quality of patients with coronary artery disease

Abstract

Objective To explore the impact of nursing intervention on life style and life quality of patients with coronary artery disease (CHD). Methods 100 hospitalized patients with angina pec-toris CHD (more than 60 years old) were randomized into the observation group and the control group with 50 patients in each group.The control group received regular cardiovascular drugs treatment and nursing, based upon this, the observation group was given nursing intervention, including health educa-tion, mental intervention, life guidence, physical exercise and guidence after discharge. Life style ques-tionaire and LiHFe were used for evaluation of life style and life quality at the time when patients were on admission and 3 months after discharge, and χ2 and t test were adopted. Results The observation group was superior to the control group in items such as weight control, low diet salt and low-fat diet, regular sleep, smoke abatement, alcohol limit and physical exersice. The observation group was better than that of the control group in life quality score. Conclusions Nursing intervention can promote the establishment of health awareness and health behaviors, then enhance life quality of patients with CHD. Key words: Nursing intervention; Coronary heart disease; Life style; Life quality