ObjectiveVideo electroencephalography (VEEG) monitoring for health education of elderly patients based on a process-based communication model, and explore the impact of this model on the success rate, negative emotions, nursing satisfaction, and active cooperation rate of such patients.MethodsFrom September 2017 to September 2019, 118 patients with suspected epilepsy, encephalitis and other diseases who required VEEG monitoring in Suining Central Hospital were selected for this study (patients aged 61 to 73 years; 54 males and 64 females). Patients were divided into 2 groups using a random number table method, 59 patients in each group.A group received routine nursing, and B group received health education based on the process communication model. The monitoring success rate, negative emotion, active cooperation rate, and nursing satisfaction were compared between the two groups.ResultsThe total effective rate in the B group was 86.44%, which was significantly higher than 76.27% in the A group (P<0.05). After nursing intervention, the scores of anxiety and depression in the two groups were significantly decreased, but the decline was greater in the B group (P<0.05). The active cooperation rate and nursing satisfaction of the B group were significantly higher than those of the A group (P<0.05).ConclusionCompared with conventional nursing, health education based on process communication mode can significantly improve the success rate of VEEG monitoring in elderly patients, alleviate the negative emotions of patients, improve the active cooperation rate and nursing satisfaction.
ObjectiveTo carry out health education to day surgery patients, assist the smoothness of their operation, promote early recovery of patients and improve the quality of nursing and patients' degree of satisfaction. MethodsA total of 1 888 operations from January to May, 2013 were chosen to be the control group; and 2 136 operations from January to May, 2014 were regarded as the trail group. Patients in the control group accepted routine nursing and health education, while patients in the trail group accepted health education before and after surgery, and through telephone during the follow-up period. ResultsThe rate of failure to keep the appointment, the readmission rates, and the satisfaction rate to the nursing work were 0.28%, 0.94% and 94.71% respectively in the trial group, while were 3.50%, 3.07%, and 90.20%, respectively in the control group. the differeces between the two groups were significant (P<0.05). ConclusionPersonalized health education can ensure the smooth operation of day surgery, advance wound healing of the patients, and improve the day surgery ward care quality and patient satisfaction.
Objective To learn the impact of health education on schistosomiasis among high school students in Wanzhou area of Three Gorges Reservoir, and to evaluate its effects. Methods The stratified multi-level cluster randomized sampling was used to survey 566 high school students in Wanzhou and Yunyang areas, and the questionnaire was used to investigate their recognition of schistosomiasis. Results After one-year health education on schistosomiasis, the passing rate of the knowledge about schistosomiasis prevention among high school students in demonstration area raised from 9.43% to 98.87% (χ2=463.46, P=0.000), which was higher than that of the inside and outside control areas (χ2=312.92, P=0.000); the passing rate of the attitude and belief of schistosomiasis prevention were 98.12%, which was higher than that of the inside and outside control areas (χ2=109.49, P=0.000); 56.02% of high school students in demonstration area had no susceptible behavior of schistosomiasis, which was higher than that of the inside and outside control areas (χ2=237.53, P=0.000). Conclusion Health education on schistosomiasis can efficiently improve the awareness of schistosomiasis prevention among high school students, and has important meanings for controlling potential epidemics and spread of schistosomiasis in Wanzhou area of Three Gorges Reservoir.
ObjectiveTo investigate the psychological status of patients with chronic hepatitis B during the anti-virus treatment. MethodThe questionnaires of 150 outpatients with chronic hepatitis B treated between May 2013 and May 2014 were collected. And the date was properly processed. ResultsAll the patients were suffering from different degrees of worries, and the top 3 rates of worries were:the recurrence after stop using drugs (88.00%), the side effects of long-term medication (78.00%) and discrimination from people seeing the package of drugs (69.33%). ConclusionsPatients with chronic hepatitis B are in different degrees of psychological hazard during the treatment of anti-virus; further nursing work in psychological counseling and health education are needed to eliminate the hidden trouble, as to enhance the curative effect.
ObjectiveTo investigate the effects of health education pathway intervention on self-care agency and health lifestyle promotion in colostomy patients. MethodsEighty-eight rectal cancer patients who had undergone colostomy were randomly divided into control group and intervention group (with 44 patients in each) between March 2012 and September 2013. The control group received conventional nursing only, while the intervention group were given health education pathway intervention besides conventional nursing. The self-care agency and health lifestyle promotion in the two groups under pre-colostomy state, one week after colostomy and two weeks after colostomy were surveyed and compared based on the exercise of self-care agency scale and the health promotion lifestyle profile. ResultsAfter health education pathway intervention, the scores of self-care agency and health lifestyle promotion in the intervention group were significantly higher than those in the control group (P<0.05), and the hospitalization expenditure was also obviously lower. Furthermore, the satisfaction degree on nursing service was significantly higher than that of the control group (P<0.05). ConclusionThe health education pathway intervention can greatly improve self-care agency and quality of life in rectal cancer patients who have undergone colostomy.
ObjectiveTo develop Knowledge attitude behavior and practice (KABP) health education path table, and to explore its application in health education of physician-nurse collaboration for children with epilepsy, and provide practical reference for health education of children with epilepsy.MethodsA convenient sampling method was used to select 94 family units of children with epilepsy and their main caregivers from the Department of Neurology in Hunan Children’s Hospital from September 2018 to March 2019. Divided into observation group and control group, 47 cases in each group. In the control group, the health care education was carried out by the conventional method of medical personnel’s one-way input of knowledge. The observation group conducted health education through interactive participation in the path of the health education path of KABP on the basis of regular health education. Then compared the effect of the health education between the two groups.ResultsAfter the intervention, the quality of life scores of the observation group were significantly higher than the control group (P<0.01). The relevant knowledge scores of main caregivers at 1 and 3 months after discharge were significant higher than those in the control group (P=0.008, P=0.001). The medication compliance scores of children with epilepsy at 1 and 3 months after discharge were significant higher than those in the control group (P=0.010, P=0.006).ConclusionsThe KABP health education pathway can improve the knowledge level of caregivers, as well as the medication compliance and quality of life of children with epilepsy.
ObjectiveTo explore the effect of individualized health education prescription on glycemic control in out-patients with diabetes. MethodBetween January and May 2014, seventy-three out-patients with diabetes were given individualized health education prescription for 6 months. The we observed the change of HbA1c level, HbA1c standard rate and medication compliance of the patients. ResultsBefore the use of individualized health education prescription, HbA1c was (8.10±1.86)%, and HbA1c was (6.55±1.26)% after the intervention (P<0.001). HbA1c standard rate (72.6%) and medication compliance (the number of patients with high, medium, and poor compliance was 36, 27, and 10, respectively) after the intervention were both significantly better than those before (16.4%; 12, 42, and 19) the intervention (P<0.001). ConclusionsEducation prescription is effective in the management of blood glucose for patients with diabetes.
Objective To explore the application effects of innovative health education on patients undergoing ambulatory laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC). Methods A total of 139 patients undergoing ambulatory LC from November to December 2016 were selected as the control group, receiving the traditional health education; and other 141 patients undergoing ambulatory LC from February to March 2017 were selected as the observation group, receiving the innovative health education. The two groups were followed up and observed 1 day, 2, and 28 days after the discharge, and the incidence rates of adverse reactions such as postoperative pain, bleeding and incision infection were measured, and the disease knowledge mastery, self-care skills, medication compliance and satisfaction to nursing and hospital were evaluated. Results The total incidence rate of adverse reactions was 7.8% in the observation group and 25.2% in the control group (P<0.001). Medication compliance from high to low was 90, 46 and 5 cases in the observation group and 59, 64 and 16 cases in the control group (P<0.001). In the observation group, the scores of disease knowledge mastery, self-care cognition, nursing satisfaction and hospital satisfaction were 93.4±5.5, 91.4±4.5, 96.4±3.7 and 98.1±3.7, respectively, which were higher than those in the control group (83.8±8.7, 83.2±9.1, 91.5±9.2 and 94.8±7.3, respectively) with statistical significance (P<0.001). Conclusion Innovative health education has certain application effects on ambulatory LC, and it can significantly improve disease knowledge mastery and self-care cognition, and help to ensure the medical quality and safety during perioperative period, and improve the patients’ satisfaction.
ObjectiveTo observe the effect of health education on hand, foot and mouth disease knowledge of the parents and their psychological status, in order to provide a reference for regulating clinical intervention measures. MethodsBetween October 2011 and February 2013, self-made questionnaire was used to survey the parents of 286 children with hand, foot and mouth disease for their knowledge about the disease. We promoted health education including distributing pamphlets, holding lectures, and carrying out psychological counseling. Then, parents' knowledge and their psychological status were compared before and after the implementation of health education. ResultsAfter health education, parents' suspicion, anxiety, fear, indulgence in children and other negative psychological scores were significantly lower than those before intervention (P<0.05). Their knowledge on the disease was also significantly enhanced (P<0.05). Gender, age and educational background were the main influence factors for health education. ConclusionMulti-form comprehensive health education can enhance parents' knowledge on hand, foot and mouth disease effectively and alleviate various negative psychological situations, which assists them to participate in the treatment work actively, thus greatly promotes early rehabilitation of the child patients.
ObjectiveTo explore the effect of self-made urine volume record sheet and health education on urine volume monitoring in general ward. MethodsA total of 110 hospitalized patients between February and July 2015 were selected to be our study subjects. The patients were divided into control group (n=42) and trial group (n=68) according to the time period. The control group used conventional urine volume record and accepted common health education, while the trial group received a self-made urine volume 24-hour record sheet with health knowledge and accepted special health education about urine volume by nurses. Then, we investigated the two groups with a questionnaire about urine volume, and analyzed the acquired data and compared the knowledge of the two groups. ResultsThe knowledge of urine volume and the performance of urine volume record in the trial group were significantly better than the control group (P<0.05). In the control group, the difference in knowledge of aim and singnificance of urine record between the two genders was sigrificant (P<0.05). (the males were better than the females); and was also significant among patients with different educational levels (P<0.05). (the people with college or superior degree was the best, while the ones with primary school education or inferior level was the poorest). ConclusionUsing the self-made urine volume record sheet with health knowledge and strengthening the special health education about urine volume can improve the knowledge awareness of the patients and their families, promote the monitoring of patients’ urine, train patients’ self-care awareness, and improve patients’ prognosis.