PMID- 36915793
OWN - NLM
STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE
LR  - 20230315
IS  - 1943-8141 (Print)
IS  - 1943-8141 (Electronic)
IS  - 1943-8141 (Linking)
VI  - 15
IP  - 2
DP  - 2023
TI  - Effects of comfort nursing on pain and quality of life in children undergoing 
      tonsillectomy.
PG  - 1159-1167
AB  - OBJECTIVE: To observe the effect of comfort nursing on pain, quality of life, and 
      nutritional status in children undergoing tonsillectomy. METHODS: In this 
      retrospective study, a total of 114 children who underwent tonsillectomy in 
      Chun'an Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine were divided into a research 
      group and a control group according to the nursing methods, with 57 cases in each 
      group. The control group received routine nursing care, and the research group 
      received additional comfort nursing. We compared the pain level (assessed by 
      visual analogue scale (VAS) scale), quality of life (assessed by Generic Quality 
      of Life Inventory-74 (GQOLI-74)), relevant clinical indicators (postoperative 
      swallowing recovery time, wake-up time, and hospital stay), nutrition indicators 
      (total blood protein and albumin), sleep quality (assessed by Pittsburgh Sleep 
      Quality Index (PAQI)), nursing satisfaction, and postoperative complications 
      between the two groups. RESULTS: After postoperative nursing, the VAS scores and 
      PSQI scores were significantly decreased (both P<0.05), and the GQOLI-74 scores 
      were significantly increased (P<0.05) in both groups. The postoperative 
      swallowing recovery time, wake-up time, and hospital stay in the research group 
      were significantly shorter than those in the control group (all P<0.05). The 
      levels of total serum protein and albumin in the research group were 
      significantly higher than those in the control group (both P<0.05). The research 
      group showed a significantly higher satisfaction rate and lower incidence of 
      complications as compared with the control group (both P<0.05). The results of 
      the logistic regression analysis showed that postoperative upper respiratory 
      infection and the degree of tonsillar embedment were independent risk factors for 
      hemorrhage after tonsillectomy (P<0.05). CONCLUSION: In children undergoing 
      tonsillectomy, providing comfort nursing can significantly reduce pain and 
      improve their quality of life.
CI  - AJTR Copyright (c) 2023.
FAU - Jiang, Meijuan
AU  - Jiang M
AD  - Department of Surgery, Chun'an Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine Hangzhou 
      311700, Zhejiang, China.
FAU - Li, Wei
AU  - Li W
AD  - Department of Outpatient, Yantai Penglai People's Hospital Yantai 265600, 
      Shandong, China.
FAU - Fang, Zonglan
AU  - Fang Z
AD  - Department of Infectious Diseases, Yantai Penglai Traditional Chinese Medicine 
      Hospital Yantai 265699, Shandong, China.
FAU - Wang, Wenjuan
AU  - Wang W
AD  - Department of Pediatric Surgery, Maternity and Child Health Care of Zaozhuang 
      Zaozhuang 277102, Shandong, China.
FAU - Yang, Junpeng
AU  - Yang J
AD  - Department of Orthopedics, Yantai Penglai Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital 
      Yantai 265699, Shandong, China.
FAU - Zhu, Xiaoyan
AU  - Zhu X
AD  - Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Yantai Penglai Traditional Chinese 
      Medicine Hospital Yantai 265699, Shandong, China.
FAU - Li, Suting
AU  - Li S
AD  - Internal Medicine Teaching and Research Office, Binzhou Polytechnic Binzhou 
      256603, Shandong, China.
FAU - Liu, Sudan
AU  - Liu S
AD  - Department of New Pediatric, Shijiazhuang Fourth Hospital (Affiliated Maternity 
      Hospital of Hebei Medical University) Shijiazhuang 050011, Hebei, China.
FAU - Lu, Tao
AU  - Lu T
AD  - Department of Surgery, Chun'an Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine Hangzhou 
      311700, Zhejiang, China.
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
DEP - 20230215
PL  - United States
TA  - Am J Transl Res
JT  - American journal of translational research
JID - 101493030
PMC - PMC10006826
OTO - NOTNLM
OT  - Comfort nursing
OT  - pain
OT  - quality of life
OT  - tonsillectomy
COIS- None.
EDAT- 2023/03/15 06:00
MHDA- 2023/03/15 06:01
PMCR- 2023/02/15
CRDT- 2023/03/14 02:11
PHST- 2022/10/19 00:00 [received]
PHST- 2023/01/02 00:00 [accepted]
PHST- 2023/03/14 02:11 [entrez]
PHST- 2023/03/15 06:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2023/03/15 06:01 [medline]
PHST- 2023/02/15 00:00 [pmc-release]
PST - epublish
SO  - Am J Transl Res. 2023 Feb 15;15(2):1159-1167. eCollection 2023.