Influence of comprehensive nursing on complications of patients with neuromyelitis optica

ObjectiveTo explore the effects of comprehensive nursing during treatment on incidence of complications and nursing satisfaction in patients with neuromyelitis optica （NMO）. MethodsA total of 96 NMO patients admitted to Beijing Tiantan Hospital from June 2020 to May 2022 were selected and randomly divided into control group （with routine nursing, n=48） and observation group （with comprehensive nursing, n=48）. The functional disability, daily living ability, self-management behavior, incidence of complications and nursing satisfaction were compared between two groups. ResultsAfter nursing, the extended disability status scale （EDSS） score in observation group was significantly lower than that in control group and before nursing （P＜0.05）, and the Barthel index （BI） score and self-management behaviors score were significantly higher than those in control group and before nursing （P＜0.05）. In observation group, the total nursing satisfaction （95.83%vs77.08%, χ2=7.207, P=0.007） significantly increased, and the incidence of complications （6.25%vs 20.83%, χ2=4.359, P=0.037） significantly decreased compared with those in control group. ConclusionComprehensive nursing is more conducive to restoring neurological function and activities of daily living, improving the self-management behaviors and the nursing satisfaction of patients and reducing the occurrence of complications.