Effect of care bundles on postoperative pain, negative emotions, and self-care ability of patients with acute dacryocystitis.

aimThis study aimed to investigate the effect of care bundles on the postoperative pain, negative emotions, and self-care ability of patients with acute dacryocystitis.

methodsWe recruited 103 patients with acute dacryocystitis undergoing surgery in our hospital from July 2018 to October 2019 in this study. Among them, 55 patients received care bundles (the research group, RG) and the other 48 received conventional care (the control group, CG). The two groups were compared in response rate, Self-Rating Anxiety Scale (SAS), Self-Rating Depression Scale (SDS), and Exercise of Self-Care Agency Scale (ESCA) before and after nursing interventions, as well as postoperative Visual Analogue Scale (VAS), MOS 36-item short-form health survey (SF-36), and patient satisfaction rate.

resultsAfter the care, the RG had a markedly higher response rate than the CG. No significant differences were found in SAS and SDS scores between the two groups before nursing care, and lower scores were found in the RG after the care. There was no significant difference in VAS scores before nursing care, and the RG showed higher scores than the CG after the care. There was no significant difference in self-care skills, self-care responsibility, self-concept, health knowledge, and self-care ability between the two groups before nursing care, but they all increased after the care. Markedly higher scores of SF-36 and a higher patient satisfaction rate were observed in the RG after the care.

conclusionCare bundles can enhance the self-care ability of patients with acute dacryocystitis after surgery, reduce pain intensity, relieve negative emotions, improve quality of life, and increase patient satisfaction with nursing care.