Application of the WeChat Platform to Implement Continuous Nursing for Patients After Percutaneous Coronary Intervention

Improving transitional care after acute myocardial infarction: A scoping review

Cardiovascular disease remains the leading cause of morbidity and mortality, posing a significant challenge to healthcare systems worldwide. Transitional care interventions, which ensure coordination and continuity of care as patients move between different levels of healthcare, have been shown to reduce unnecessary healthcare utilization and improve patient outcomes. While much attention has been given to transitional care in heart failure, this review aims to map the interventions implemented for patients following an acute myocardial infarction (AMI). A scoping review was conducted following the Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) methodology, with literature searches performed in the Cochrane, CINAHL, MEDLINE, JBI, and SciELO databases, focusing on publications from 2013 onwards in both Portuguese and English. Seventy-five studies were included, with most combining multiple interventions that contributed to improved cardiovascular health outcomes, including increased adherence to healthy lifestyle behaviors, enhanced medication compliance, and better healthcare self-management. These interventions were effective in reducing cardiovascular-related Emergency Department visits, unplanned 30-day readmissions, and mortality following a first-time myocardial infarction. Key strategies identified included discharge planning, digital health solutions, outpatient care, and healthcare coordination. The findings of this review underscore the need for developing methodologies that enhance the transition of care from hospital to primary care following an AMI. There is an urgent need to design and implement new healthcare programs that integrate discharge interventions, digital health, outpatient care, and healthcare coordination to ensure continuity of care and optimize patient outcomes post-discharge.

Evaluation of Social Platform-Based Continuity of Care in Improving Cognitive and Prognostic Effects of Young Patients with Diabetic Retinopathy

Objective

This study was performed to evaluate the effectiveness of social platform-based continuity of care in improving cognitive and prognostic effects of young age diabetic patients without diabetic retinopathy (DR).

Methods

A total of 88 young age diabetic patients admitted to the outpatient clinic of First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University (Endocrine and Ophthalmology Outpatient) from January 2021 to May 2022 were recruited and assigned via random number table method to receive either routine follow-up care (routine group) or social platform-based continuity of care (WeChat group), with 44 patients in each group. Treatment compliance, cognitive-behavioral ability, self-care ability (self-care responsibility, self-care skills, self-status, knowledge of diabetic retinopathy), quality of life (physical function, psychosocial, symptom and visual function, social activity), and prognosis of the patients were analyzed to investigate the effectiveness of WeChat social platform-based continuity of care. All patients were followed up for one year.

Results

Patients receiving WeChat social platform-based continuity of care exhibited obviously higher treatment compliance and better cognitive-behavioral ability, self-care responsibility, self-care skills, self-state, and diabetic retinopathy knowledge follow-up than those with routine care (P<0.05). Patients in the WeChat group had significantly better physical function, mental psychology, symptoms and visual function, and social activity levels than those in the routine group (P<0.05). WeChat-based continuity of care resulted in a significantly lower incidence of visual acuity loss and diabetic retinopathy during follow-up than routine care (P<0.05).

Conclusion

WeChat social platform-based continuity of care effectively improves treatment compliance and diabetic retinopathy awareness, and enhances self-care ability of young patients with diabetes mellitus. The life quality of these patients is improved and the risk of poor prognosis has been reduced.

Continuous Nursing Intervention Based on Network Interactive in Early Diabetic Kidney Disease Patients

Objective

To analyze the effect of continuous nursing intervention based on network interactive platform on improving blood glucose level and self-efficacy in patients with early diabetic kidney disease.

Methods

The control group received basic routine nursing, and the study group received continuous nursing based on the network interactive platform. The blood glucose level, renal function, inflammatory factors, self-efficacy, self-management behavior, nursing efficacy and adverse reactions were compared.

Results

There was no significant difference in baseline data between the two groups. After the application of continuous nursing based on network interactive platform, the blood glucose level and renal function of patients were significantly decreased, and those of the study group were lower than those of the control group. The inflammatory factors in the study group were significantly lower than those in the control group.

Conclusion

In the nursing of patients with early-onset diabetic kidney disease, the application of continuous nursing based on network interactive platform can effectively reduce the level of inflammatory factors, improve the level of blood glucose and renal function, improve the self-efficacy and self-management behavior of patients, and reduce the occurrence of adverse reactions. It is worthy of promotion and application in nursing.

Benefits of an online multimodal nursing program among patients with peripherally inserted central catheter-related thrombosis

Background

Asymptomatic peripherally inserted central catheter-related thrombosis (PICC-RT) is one of the most common and dangerous complications caused by peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) insertion. A variety of factors might lead to huge psychological pressures on patients and markedly affect their quality of life. The aim of this study was to evaluate the benefits of an online multimodal nursing program on the quality of life and psychological resilience of asymptomatic PICC-RT patients with ovarian cancer.

Methods

This was a prospective cohort study on patients with asymptomatic PICC-RT. Patients in the control group received routine nursing care, while patients in the intervention group obtained extra assistance through an online multimodal nursing program. Individual guidance, psychological support, and real-time consultation were provided to patients in the intervention group. All participants were followed for 3 months. The health-related quality of life and psychological resilience of patients were evaluated by using the 36-item Short Form Health Survey (SF-36) and Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC), respectively.

Results

Compared to baseline, most of the items in the SF-36 scores were significantly increased in both intervention and control groups after 3 months (all p < 0.05), except for the role emotional domain (p = 0.085 in control group). However, the SF-36 scores of the intervention group were significantly higher than those of the control group in All health domains, including physical functioning (p = 0.001), role physical (p = 0.004), bodily pain (p = 0.003), general health (p < 0.001), vitality (p < 0.001), social functioning (p < 0.001), role emotional (p = 0.002), mental health (p < 0.001) and health transition (p < 0.001). For CD-RISC scores, the mean value of the control group was 42.03 ± 4.42 at baseline and increased to 50.36 ± 4.70 after 3 months (p < 0.001), while the intervention group was 40.00 ± 6.61 at baseline and increased to 65.12 ± 5.21 after 3 months (p < 0.001). Moreover, the CD-RISC score in the intervention group was significantly higher than that in the control group after 3 months (p < 0.001).

Conclusion

The application of an online multimodal nursing program could significantly improve the health-related quality of life and psychological resilience of asymptomatic PICC-RT patients. These findings provide evidence to support the necessity of an online multimodal nursing program in routine long-term follow-up, especially in the era of COVID-19.

Analysis of the Application Effect of Multidisciplinary Team Cooperation Model in Chronic Heart Failure under WeChat Platform

Methods

From April 2020 to May 2021, 56 patients with CHF who were discharged from the cardiology department of our hospital after treatment were randomly divided into two groups: experimental group (n = 28) and control group (n = 28). The control group was given conventional nursing measures and health education and discharge instructions, while the experimental group received collaborative multidisciplinary team nursing care based on the WeChat platform on the basis of the control group, all for 3 months. All enrolled patients underwent the Self-Care of Heart Failure Index Version 6.2 (SCHFI v6.2), the Minnesota Living with Heart Failure Questionnaire (MLHFQ), and the 6-minute walking test (6MWT test). The SCHFI v6.2 and MLHFQ scores, 6 MWT test results, and readmission rates within 3 months were observed and compared between the two groups.

Results

There was no significant difference between the SCHFIv6.2 and MLHFQ scores of the two patients at admission and at discharge, and the scores of the experimental group were significantly higher than the scores of the control group at the end of 3 months after discharge. On the other hand, the SCHFIv6.2 and MLHFQ scores of the two groups were significantly higher at discharge compared to admission; the 6-minute walking distance of the experimental group was significantly higher than that of the control group at the end of 3 months. The readmission rate in the experimental group was significantly lower than that in the control group.

Conclusion

The multidisciplinary teamwork model based on the WeChat platform can significantly improve the self-care ability and quality of life of CHF patients and reduce the readmission rate.

A Cohort Study of the Effects of Integrated Medical and Nursing Rounds Combined with AIDET Communication Mode on Recovery and Quality of Life in Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention

Objective

To explore the influence of the communication mode of "Acknowledge, Introduce, Duration, Explanation, and Thanks (AIDET)" on the postoperative recovery and quality of life of patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention.

Methods

Sixty patients with percutaneous coronary intervention in our hospital from April 2019 to April 2021 were selected. The patients were randomly divided into a control group (n = 30) and research group (n = 30). The control group received integrated medical and nursing rounds, and the research group received integrated medical and nursing rounds combined with AIDET communication mode. The scores of nursing satisfaction, cardiac function, self-nursing ability, short-term prognosis, and quality of life were compared between the two groups.

Results

In the comparison of nursing satisfaction between the two groups, the satisfaction of the research group was low in 1 case, moderate in 6 cases, and high in 27 cases, with a satisfaction rate of 96.67%. In the control group, there were 7 cases with low satisfaction, 10 cases with moderate satisfaction, and 13 cases with high satisfaction, with a satisfaction rate of 76.67%. The nursing satisfaction of the research group was higher than that of the control group, and the difference was statistically significant, and the difference was statistically significant (P < 0.05). After intervention, the cardiac function of the two groups was improved. The LVEF and LVESVI of the research group were higher than those of the control group, while the WMSI of the research group was lower than that of the control group (P < 0.05). In the comparison of self-nursing ability, the self-nursing maintenance, self-nursing management, self-nursing confidence, and total score of self-nursing in the research group were significantly higher than those in the control group, and the difference was statistically significant (P < 0.05). The incidence rates of acute myocardial infarction (AMI), revascularization, arrhythmia, heart failure, cardiogenic shock, and cardiac death in the research group were obviously lower than those in the control group, and the difference was statistically significant (P < 0.05). After intervention, the scores of quality of life of the two groups decreased, and the scores of physiological function, psychological function, social function, and health self-cognition in the research group were lower than those in the control group (P < 0.05).

Conclusion

Medical and nursing integrated ward rounds combined with AIDET communication mode can effectively improve the prognosis of patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention to promote the establishment of a harmonious nurse-patient relationship. The patients' self-care ability is able to be effectively enhanced.