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Open Access Evaluating The Effects of Fine Cooperation Program and Doctor-Nurse Integration on Patients with Chronic Wounds

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Authors: Xie, Hongmei 1 ; Ke, Li 2 ; Han, Xue 2 ; Zhang, Shouyong 2 ; Song, Pingping 2 ; Zhang, Pingping 2 ; Yan, Chunmei 2 ; Ding, YuXia 2 ; Liu, Yan 2 ; 

Source: American Journal of Health Behavior, Volume 47, Number 4, August 2023, pp. 642-649(8)

Publisher: PNG Publications and Scientific Research Limited

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5993/AJHB.47.4.1

This article is Open Access under the terms of the Creative Commons CC BY-NC-ND licence.

Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the effects of fine cooperation program of doctor-nurse integration on wound healing, patient???s psychological state and pain degree of patients with chronic wounds. Methods: A total of 100 patients with chronic wounds who were treated with conventional wound management from March 2016 to December 2018 were enrolled as a control group, while another 100 patients with chronic wounds who were treated with the fine cooperation program of doctor-nurse integration during January to October 2020 were selected as an observation group. Nursing satisfaction, general conditions (waiting time for dressing change, hospitalization time, and wound healing time) and wound healing grade were observed, and the pain degree (scored by the simplified McGill scale) and psychological state [evaluated by Self-rating Depression Scale (SDS) and Self-rating Anxiety Scale (SAS)] were compared between before intervention and on Day 5 of intervention. Results: The nursing satisfaction was higher and the waiting time for dressing change, hospitalization time and wound healing time were shorter in the observation group than those in the control group (P<0.05). On Day 5 of intervention, the present pain intensity, Visual Analogue Scale, pain rating index, SDS and SAS scores are seen declined in both groups compared with those before intervention, and they were lower in the observation group than those in the control group (P<0.05). The observation group had a higher wound healing grade than that of the control group (P<0.05). Conclusion: The fine cooperation program of doctor-nurse integration can shorten the waiting time for dressing change and hospitalization time.

Keywords: CHRONIC WOUND; COOPERATION; PAIN; PSYCHOLOGICAL STATE; WOUND HEALING

Document Type: Research Article

Affiliations: 1: Department of Nursing, Huabei Petroleum Administration Bureau General Hospital, Renqiu 062550, Hebei Province, China 2: Department of General Surgery, Huabei Petroleum Administration Bureau General Hospital, Renqiu 062550, Hebei Province, China

Publication date: August 1, 2023

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