Application Effect of Targeted Nursing in the Care of Elderly Patients with Severe Pneumonia and Its Influence on Psychological State and Sleep Quality

Abstract

Objective. To explore the application of targeted nursing in the care of elderly patients with severe pneumonia and its influence on psychological state and sleep quality. Methods. 90 elderly patients with severe pneumonia treated in our hospital from January 2019 to January 2020 were chosen for the study and split into the control group and the experimental group, with 45 cases in each group. Routine nursing was performed to the control group, and the targeted nursing was introduced on this basis to the experimental group to compare their nursing satisfaction and inflammatory factor indicators, and evaluate their sleep quality and metal state by referring to the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) and Mental Status Scale in Non-Psychiatric Settings (MSSNS) before and after intervention. Results. Compared with the control group, the experimental group achieved significantly better PSQI scores (P<0.001), higher nursing satisfaction (P<0.05), and lower CRP indicators (P<0.001), TNF-a indicators (P<0.001), IL-6 indicators (P<0.005) as well as MSSNS scores (P<0.001). Conclusion. Performing targeted nursing to the elderly patients with severe pneumonia can effectively improve the clinical indexes, alleviate the negative emotions, and enhance the quality of life, which is worthy of application and promotion.