Discussion on the impact of nursing interventions on the anxiety levels of children with encephalitis during hospitalization
护理干预对脑炎患儿住院焦虑水平的影响探讨

摘要

目的 探讨护理干预对脑炎患儿住院期间焦虑水平、护理满意度、病情恢复以及焦虑症状改善的影响。方法 本研究选取了2024年1月至12月期间，住院治疗的脑炎患儿60例，随机分为观察组和对照组，每组30例。观察组接受常规护理与心理护理干预，对照组仅接受常规护理。主要观察指标包括焦虑评分、护理满意度、病情恢复天数以及焦虑症状改善情况。结果 观察组在焦虑评分（前后评分变化：42.5±7.2至30.1±5.6，p<0.001）、护理满意度（非常满意70%，对照组50%，p<0.001）和病情恢复天数（6.5±1.1天，对照组7.2±1.4天，p<0.001）上均表现出显著改善。焦虑症状改善方面，观察组显著高于对照组（改善显著60%，对照组40%，p<0.001）。结论 护理干预能显著改善脑炎患儿的焦虑水平，提升护理满意度，并显著改善焦虑症状，具有较好的临床应用价值。

Abstract

Objective To explore the impact of nursing intervention on the anxiety level, nursing satisfaction, recovery from illness, and improvement of anxiety symptoms for children with encephalitis during hospitalization.
Methods This study selected 60 children with encephalitis who were hospitalized from January to December in 2024 They were randomly divided into an observation group and a control group, with 30 cases in each group. The observation group received routine care and psychological nursing intervention, while the control group only received routine care. The main observation indicators included anxiety scores, nursing satisfaction, recovery days, and improvement of anxiety symptoms.
Results The observation group showed significant improvements in anxiety scores (change in scores: 42.5 ± 7.2 to 30.1 ± 5.6, p < 0.001), nursing satisfaction (70% very satisfied, compared to 50% in the control group, p < 0.001), and recovery days (6.5 ± 1.1 days, compared to 7.2 ± 1.4 days in the control group, p < 0.001). In terms of improvement of anxiety symptoms, the observation group was significantly higher than the control group (60% significant improvement, compared to 40% in the control group, p < 0.001).
Conclusion   Nursing intervention can significantly improve the anxiety level of children with encephalitis, enhance nursing satisfaction. And it can significantly alleviate anxiety symptoms, demonstrating good clinical application value.