International Journal of Nursing Research

Objective To explore the clinical nursing effect of combined psychological intervention and dietary care in elderly patients with diabetic peripheral neuropathy. Methods 100 elderly patients with diabetic peripheral neuropathy treated in our hospital were selected and randomly divided into two groups: reference group (50 patients) and study group (50 patients). The reference group implemented routine nursing, and the research group adopted the comprehensive nursing model combining psychological intervention and dietary nursing. Comparison and analysis of psychological status scores and blood glucose levels in both groups. Results The SAS (anxiety self-rating Scale) and SDS (Depression self-rating Scale) were significantly lower and statistically significant (P<0.05); fasting blood glucose, 2 hours postprandial blood glucose and glycohemoglobin were also lower than the reference group; the difference was also statistically significant (P<0.05). Conclusion In the nursing of elderly patients with peripheral neuropathy, the comprehensive method of combining psychological intervention and dietary nursing can not only effectively optimize their psychological state, but also achieve remarkable results in blood glucose control.

Psychological intervention; Dietary care; Senile diabetes; Peripheral neuropathy