Journal of International Psychiatry

【Abstract】 Objective: To observe the effect of psychological nursing combined with health education on childrens hand-foot-and-mouth disease (HFMD) and their influence on anxiety status and treatment compliance. Methods: 100 pediatric patients with HFMD were randomly divided into control group (n = 50) and observation group (n = 50). The patients in the control group were treated with routine nursing. The patients in the observation group were treated with psychological nursing and health education. The scores of anxiety and depression were assessed by Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (SDS) and SAS Scale. The scores of behavior, exercise, diet and Medication 4 aspects of the treatment of children with compliance assessment to compare the effect of two groups of care and its anxiety status and treatment compliance. Results: The relieving time of fever, herpes relieving time, ulcer relieving time and hospitalization time were shorter in the observation group than in the control group (P <0.05). There was no significant difference in the scores of the two groups before and after the nursing (P (P> 0.05). There was no significant difference in the compliance of behavior, exercise, diet and medication between the two groups before and after nursing (P> 0.05). The scores of the post-nursing depression scale and anxiety scale in the observation group were lower than those in the control group 0.05). The compliance of behavior, exercise, diet and drug treatment in observation group was higher than that in control group (P <0.05). Conclusion: Children with hand, foot and mouth disease in the course of the implementation of psychological care combined with the effect of health education is ideal, can improve the anxiety in children, improve treatment compliance, it is worth promoting.

【Key words】 Psychological nursing; Health education; Pediatric hand,;foot and mouth disease; Anxiety; Treatment compliance