Effect of the spiritual care mode on the physiological stress, and negative emotion and degree of satisfaction of family members in emergency children

ObjectiveTo explore the effects of the spiritual care mode on the physiological stress, and negative emotion and degree of satisfaction of family members in emergency children.

MethodsEighty-four emergency children were divided into the study group and control group according to the random number table(42 cases in each group).The control group and study group were intervened with the traditional nursing mode and spiritual care mode, respectively.Two groups were evaluated using the visual analogue pain assessment scale at the time of admission and on the day of discharge.The heart rate and systolic pressure in two groups were monitored at the time of admission and on the day of discharge.The negative emotion of patients' family members in two groups at the time of admission and on the day of discharge were evaluated using the self-rating anxiety scale(SAS) and self-rating depression scale(SDS).The nursing satisfaction of the families between two groups was compared.

ResultsThe differences of the heart rate and systolic pressure, and scores of SAS and SDS between two groups before intervention were not statistically significant(P>0.05).After intervention, the differences of the heart rate and systolic pressure, and scores of SAS and SDS in study group were lower than those in control group(P < 0.05 to P < 0.01).The nursing satisfaction of the families in study group(97.6%) was higher than that in control group(80.9%) (P < 0.05).

ConclusionsThe application of spiritual care mode in emergency children can reduce the body's stress state, alleviate the anxiety and depression of patients, and improve the nursing satisfaction of the families.