International Journal of Nursing Research

Objective To explore the therapeutic impact of the continuous nursing model based on the WeChat platform on elderly patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Methods A total of 58 elderly patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease who were hospitalized in the Department of Infectious Diseases of our hospital from January 2022 to September 2023 were selected and randomly divided into an observation group and a control group, with 29 cases in each group. In the control group, health education was provided based on the traditional model, and patients were followed up and guided by phone after discharge. In the observation group, based on the conventional education and publicity model, the continuous nursing model based on the WeChat platform was adopted to compare the quality of life and the correct rate of inhalation use of the two groups of patients on the day of discharge, one month after discharge, and three months after discharge. Results There was no statistically significant difference in the quality of life and total average score between the two groups of patients on the day of discharge (P>0.05). One month and three months after discharge, the quality of life and total average score of the observation group were lower than those of the control group (P<0.05). There was no significant difference in the correct rate of inhalation use between the two groups of patients on the day of discharge (P>0.05). One month and three months after discharge, the correct rate of inhalation in the observation group was significantly higher than that in the control group (P<0.05). Conclusion The continuous nursing model based on the wechat platform can improve the quality of life of elderly patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), enhance the therapeutic effect, and can be widely applied in clinical work.

WeChat platform; Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; Elderly patients; Continuous care; Quality of life