Effect of the eXtended nursing intervention on the quality of life of patients with COPD
Ding Mei
Su Quanzhi
Yang Pirong
Abstract：Objective:To investigate the effect of the eXtended nursing intervention on the quality of life of patients with COPD. Meth-ods:120 patients with COPD were selected and provided the eXtended nursing intervention after discharge based on the one-week evalua-tion before discharge. Following up for 4 months after discharge,the patients were assessed by using the St Georgeˊs Respiratory Question-naire( SGRQ),general health questionnaire( GHQ)and body mass indeX( BMI)and the quality of life of the patients were compared be-fore and after the intervention. Results:The symptoms of the patients,the total score of the factors and the incidence of the limitation of ac-tivity and psychological barriers of the patients were significantly relieved and decreased after the intervention compared with those before the intervention,BMI increased significantly compared with that before the intervention(P<0. 01). Conclusion:The eXtended nursing in-tervention can effectively improve the life quality of patients with COPD.
Keywords：COPDEXtended nursing interventionQuality of life
Publication Date：2014-01-01
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：3( 17-19 )