Effects of high-quality nursing interventions on outcomes and complication rate of elderly patients undergoing painless gastrointestinal endoscopy

Abstract

Objective For elderly patients, painless gastrointestinal endoscopy can easily induce adverse events. We aimed to evaluate the effects of high-quality nursing interventions on the outcomes and complication rate of elderly patients undergoing painless gastrointestinal endoscopy. Methods A total of 124 patients who received painless gastrointestinal endoscopy from January to December 2022 were selected, 62 of whom admitted between January and June 2022 were included into a conventional nursing group and given traditional basic nursing intervention, and the other 62 admitted between July and December 2022 were assigned into a high-quality nursing group and given high-quality nursing intervention. The intervention outcomes were compared. Results The Self-rating Anxiety Scale and Self-rating Depression Scale scores of the high-quality nursing group were lower than those of the conventional nursing group (P<0.05). The systolic blood pressure, diastolic blood pressure, and heart rate during and after diagnosis and treatment decreased in the high-quality nursing group compared with those in the conventional nursing group (P<0.05). The high-quality nursing group had a lower complication rate and a higher nursing satisfaction rate than those of the conventional nursing group (P<0.05). Conclusion High-quality nursing intervention not only stabilizes the psychological state of elderly patients undergoing painless gastrointestinal endoscopy, but also is beneficial to maintaining stable blood pressure and heart rate.