Journal of International Psychiatry

【Abstract】 Objective To investigate the effect of evidence-based nursing (EBN) on depression of atients with dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) and heart failure (HF).Methods A total of 80 patients with DCM and HF admitted in our hospital from January 2015 to June 2016 were randomly divided into two groups: 40 cases in the observation group received EBN, 40 cases in the control group received routine nursing,the nursing effect between the two groups were compared.Results After nursing, the Self-Rating Anxiety Scale (SAS), Self-Rating Depression Scale (SDS), Minnesota Heart Failure Quality of Life Scale (MLHFQ) scores, left ventricular end diastolic diameter (LVEDD) and re-hospitalization rate in the observation group were lower than those in the control group , the left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) and 6-min walk test (6WMT) were higher than those in the control group, there were significant differences between the two groups (P<0.05). Conclusion EBN can effectively improve the anxiety and depression,reduce the re-hospitalization rate, improve the cardiac function and quality of life in DCM patients with HF.

【Key words】 Dilated cardiomyopathy; Heart failure; Evidence-based nursing; Anxiety and depression; Quality of life