Contemporary Nursing

Objective To investigate the impact of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) nursing model on the quality of life and psychological status of patients after anorectal surgery. Methods A total of 120 patients who underwent anorectal surgery in our hospital from August 2024 to August 2025 were selected as the study subjects and randomly divided into an observation group and a control group, with 60 cases in each group. The control group received conventional postoperative care, while the observation group received TCM nursing model (including herbal fumigation and washing, acupoint application, emotional care, and dietary adjustment) in addition to the control group. The postoperative recovery indicators, psychological status, quality of life, and complication rates were compared between the two groups. Results The observation group showed shorter times for the first bowel movement, wound healing, and hospitalization compared to the control group (P<0.05). The SAS and SDS scores in the observation group were lower than those in the control group (P<0.05). The quality of life scores in all dimensions of the observation group were higher than those in the control group (P<0.05). The complication rate in the observation group was lower than that in the control group (P<0.05). Conclusion The TCM nursing model can effectively improve the psychological status of patients after anorectal surgery, promote postoperative recovery, enhance quality of life, and reduce the risk of complications, making it worthy of clinical promotion and application.

Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) nursing; Anorectal surgery; Quality of life; Psychological state