Research on improving medication compliance in lung transplant patients by nursing intervention

Abstract

Objective To investigate impact of nursing intervention on medication compliance in lung transplant patients. Methods A total of 46 lung transplant patients from April 2011 to December 2013 were divided into the experimental group(n=23) and the control group (n=23) by operation order. The control group received routine care, while on the basis of it, the experimental group received nursing intervention based on the result of blood concentration. Results The medication adherence after 6 months of the operation between the two groups had no significant differences (P>0.05). After 12 months of intervention, 21 patients (91.30%) in the experimental group complied with the medication, 18 patients (78.26%) in the control group complied with the medication. There was significant difference between the two groups (χ2=8.641, P 0.05). After 12 months, the blood concentrations of the experimental group was (13.15±3.14) ng/L, which was significantly higher than that of the control group (t=7.658, P<0.05). Conclusions Nursing intervention can effectively improve medication compliance of lung transplant patients. Establishing a good nurse-patient relationship, strengthening health education, doing repeated training and condition changes of patients is the key point to improve medication compliance of lung transplant patients. Key words: Lung transplantation; Medication compliance; Nursing intervention