Research of the influence of critical nursing intervention on pain and comfort of patients with postpartum hemorrhoids

Abstract

Objective To explore the experience in critical nursing intervention for patients with postpartum hemorrhoids. Methods 100 primiparas with hemorrhoids who had normal delivery in our hospital were assigned, by odd or even number of the delivery date, into the control group including 53 patients or the observation group including 47 patients. Patients in the control group received normative vital signs monitoring, hemorrhoid swelling observation, bowel movement observation, medication observation, dietary nursing, psychological support, treatment for complications, health education, and discharge instruction, etc. Patients in the observation group received critical analysis and nursing in addition to the care received in the control group. The hemorrhoid pain intensity and patient-perceived comfort were observed for both groups at 2 h, 24 h and 48 h postpartum. Results The hemorrhoid pain intensity score at 2 h postpartum was (1.30±0.46) points and (1.32 ± 0.47) points, respectively, in the observation group and control group; the comfort score at 2h postpartum was (5.04 ± 0.83) points and (5.11 ± 0.82) points, respectively, in the observation group and control group, without statistically significant difference (t=0.245, 0.426, P > 0.05); the hemorrhoid pain intensity score at 24h postpartum was (2.85±0.62) points and (3.53 ± 0.58) points, respectively, in the observation group and control group; the comfort score at 24 h postpartum was (5.85 ± 1.02) points and (4.17 ± 0.89) points, respectively, in the observation group and control group, with statistically significant difference (t=5.643, 8.784, P < 0.01); the hemorrhoid pain intensity score at 48 h postpartum was (2.55 ±0.50) points and (3.42 ± 0.50) points, respectively, in the observation group and control group; the comfort score at 48h postpartum was (7.47 ± 1.10) points and (6.47 ± 0.89) points, respectively, in the observation group and control group, with statistically significant difference (t=8.606, 5.001, P <0.01). Conclusions Critical nursing intervention for postpartum patients with hemorrhoids could significantly alleviate hemorrhoid pain, improve patient comfort, and facilitate postpartum recovery. Key words: Hemorrhoids; Evaluation studies; Pain; Postpartum nursing; Comfort