Journal of Advances in Clinical Nursing

Objective To investigate the effect of using medical-nursing integrated geriatric nursing in long- term hospitalized elderly patients with depression. Methods The time span of the study was from February 2021 to February 2022; at this stage, the research samples were clarified, mainly from elderly patients with depression who were hospitalized in our hospital for long-term treatment, and 74 typical representatives were selected for specific treatment. For analysis, all patients were numbered by computer and related software, and grouped by software. Among them, 37 patients who received routine care were divided into the reference group, and the other 37 patients who received geriatric nursing combined with medical and nursing care were regarded as the research group. Detailed observations and records of the two groups during the nursing period were carried out, and a comparative analysis was carried out. Results There was no significant difference between the two groups of patients before and after nursing, and there was no significant difference before treatment (P>0.05). After treatment, the improvement effect of the two groups was better than that before treatment. The group with the best improvement effect was the research group, and the advantage was higher than that of the reference group. group (P<0.05). Comparing the nursing effect between the two groups, the group with higher excellent and good rate is the research group, and its advantage is higher than that of the reference group (P<0.05). Conclusion The use of geriatric nursing combined with medical and nursing care for elderly patients with depression who have been hospitalized for a long time can effectively improve the depression state of the patients, and has a positive effect on the improvement of nursing effect.

Long-term hospitalization; Geriatric depression; Geriatric nursing with integrated medical and nursing care; Impact