Journal of International Psychiatry

【Abstract】 Objective To investigate the effect of psychological relaxation nursing on pain and dyssomnia in patients with cervicalspondylotic radiculopathy. Methods The subjects were 80 patients with cervicalspondylotic radiculopathy admitted in our hospital from June 2015 to June 2016.The patients were randomly divided into two groups:The control group (n=40) received usual care,the observation group (n=40) received psychological relaxation care on the basis of control group for 4 weeks.The Visual Analogue Scale (VAS), Self-rating Anxiety Scale (SAS), Self-rating Depression Scale (SDS) and Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) were evaluated before and after care,the care satisfaction was evaluated. Results Compared with care before,the scores of VAS, SAS, SDS and different dimensions of PSQI scale in the two groups were significantly decreased,and the indexes of the observation group were significantly lower than those of the control group (P<0.05). Conclusion Psychological relaxation care can effectively relief the pain and dyssomnia of patients with cervicalspondylotic radiculopathy,and can regulate the emotional state. It is worthy of popularization and application.

【Key words】Cervicalspondylotic radiculopathy; Psychological relaxation care;Pain; Dyssomnia