Effect of strengthening social and family support on the psychological state and activity of daily living in patients with depression after cerebral infarction

Objective:To investigate the effects of strengthening social and family support on the psychological state and activity of daily living in patients with depression after cerebral infarction.Methods:A total of 118 patients with depression after cerebral infarction were randomly divided into the observation group and control group according to the random number table method(59 cases each group).The control group were implemented using routine nursing,and the observation group were implemented with strengthening social and family support intervention.The psychological state,neurological function,activity of daily living and clinical efficacy between two groups were compared.Results:The effective rate in observation group(89.83%) was higher than that in control group(74.58%)(P<0.05).After intervention,the scores of SAS,SDS and NIHSS significantly decreased in two groups(P<0.01),and the decreasing degree of which in observation group was more than that in control group(P<0.01).After intervention,the score of Barthel index significantly increased in two groups(P<0.01),and the increasing degree of which in observation group was more than that in control group(P<0.01).Conclusions:Strengthening social and family support can improve the adverse psychological state,reduce the neurological deficit and enhance the activity of daily living in patients with depression after cerebral infarction.