Nursing Study on Point Application at Shenque Point with Chinese Medicine Package in Prevention of Constipation After Thoracic and Lumbar Spine Fracture
Abstract:Objective:To study the value of point application at Shenque point(GB 34) with Chinese medicine package in prevention of constipation after thoracic and lumbar spine fracture. Methods:Among patients with thoracic and lumbar spine fracture who were admitted and treated in Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology in 2019, 60 cases who met inclusion criteria and signed informed consent form were selected, and divided into two groups according to the random number table method, 30 cases in each group. The experiment group was given point application at Shenque point(GB 34) with Chinese medicine package, and the control group was given routine nursing. The incidence of constipation was recorded in the two groups. Before and after intervention, the scores of the degree of comfort and compliance were evaluated. The nursing satisfaction of all the study objects was investigated when discharge. The nursing effect was compared between the two groups. Results: The incidence of constipation was 6.67% in the experiment group, lower than that of 20.00% in the control group(P<0.05). Before intervention, there was no significant difference being found in the comparison of scores of the degree of comfort and compliance between the two groups(P>0.05). After intervention, the scores of the degree of comfort and compliance in the two groups were improved when compared with those before intervention, and each score in the experiment group was higher than that in the control group(P<0.05). The satisfaction was 93.33% in the experiment group, significantly higher than that of 73.33% in the control group(P<0.05). After intervention, the first defecation time, the times of defecation, and the score of stool characteristics were better than those in the control group (P<0.05). Conclusion: The therapy of point application at Shenque point(GB 34) with Chinese medicine package has significant effect on prevention of constipation after thoracic and lumbar spine fracture, which significantly reduces the incidence of constipation, improves the degree of comfort and compliance of nursing, and maintains good physicianpatient relationship with high satisfaction of patients.