Journal of International Psychiatry

[Abstract] Objective: To explore the effectiveness of psychological nursing intervention on the improvement of negative emotions and mental state in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary emphysema and respiratory failure. Method: From January 2022 to December 2022, case studies were conducted on 100 patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary emphysema accompanied by respiratory failure. Randomized number table method was used to group them into a control group (receiving routine nursing) and an observation group (receiving psychological nursing intervention), with 50 cases in each group; Observe and compare negative emotions, mental state, quality of life, and patient satisfaction between the two groups. Result: After intervention, the scores of the Self Rating Anxiety Scale (SAS) and Self Rating Depression Scale (SDS) decreased in both groups, with the observation group having a lower score (P<0.05); After intervention, the symptom checklist 90 (SCL-90) scores of both groups significantly decreased, and the observation group was lower than the control group (P<0.05); After intervention, the scores of the two groups of quality of life assessment questionnaires (GQOL1-74) showed varying degrees of increase, and the observation group showed a greater increase than the control group (P<0.05); The satisfaction of patients in the observation group was significantly higher than that in the control group (P<0.05). Conclusion: Psychological nursing intervention for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary emphysema and respiratory failure is beneficial for eliminating negative emotions of anxiety and depression, improving mental state, improving quality of life, and increasing patient satisfaction.

Keywords: Psychological nursing intervention; Chronic obstructive pulmonary emphysema; respiratory failure