Practical Geriatrics ›› 2024, Vol. 38 ›› Issue (5): 537-540.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1003-9198.2024.05.025

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Application of humanistic care in elderly patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

XIE Zhaomin, LI Xuefen, ZHU Jianying, YU Mengting, LIU Weiguo, YIN Junxiong, LI Yunyi   

  1. Department of Neurology, the Affiliated Brain Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing 210029, China
  • Received:2023-05-15 Online:2024-05-20 Published:2024-05-23
  • Contact: LI Yunyi, Email: lyy85308554@163.com

Abstract: Objective To investigate the effect of humanistic care-based nursing in the elderly patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Methods A total of 67 elderly patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis admitted to Department of Neurology,Nanjing brain Hospital from February 2021 to March 2023 were enrolled by convenient sampling. All patients’ feelings of care, self-efficacy, emotional state, and quality of life were assessed and compared before and after the application of humanistic care-based nursing. Results After the application of humanistic care-based nursing, the scores of the Care Behavior Inventory (CBI),the General Self-Efficacy Scale (GSES) and Short Form-36 Health Survey (SF-36) were significantly higher, and the scores of each subscale of the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) were lower than those before nursing intervention(P<0.05).The patients’ medication adherence and satisfaction with nursing care were significantly improved after the application of humanistic care-based nursing (P<0.05). Conclusions The application of humanistic care-based nursing in the elderly patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis can enhance the patients’ sense of care, improve self-efficacy, emotional state, treatment compliance and nursing satisfaction, and further improve their quality of life.

Key words: humanistic care, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, caring feelings, self-efficacy, emotional state, quality of life

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