The Impact of Psychological Care on Preoperative Anxiety and Postoperative Pain in Patients Undergoing Liver Biopsy

Abstract

Objective: To explore the impact of psychological care on preoperative anxiety and postoperative pain in patients undergoing liver biopsy. Methods: A total of 100 patients undergoing liver biopsy in our hospital from January 2024 to October 2024 were selected as the study subjects. They were divided into a control group and a study group using a random number table method, with 50 patients in each group. The control group received routine care, while the study group received psychological care on the basis of the control group’s treatment. The nursing satisfaction, fear scores, anxiety scores, postoperative pain levels, and incidence of complications (local pain at the puncture site, bleeding at the puncture site, skin irritation, tension blisters, infection, severe abdominal pain, pneumothorax) were compared between the two groups. Results: The nursing satisfaction in the study group was higher than that in the control group (P < 0.05). After nursing, the fear scores and anxiety scores in both groups were lower than before nursing, and the fear scores and anxiety scores in the study group were lower than those in the control group (P < 0.05). The postoperative pain scores in the study group were lower than those in the control group (P < 0.05), and the incidence of complications in the study group was lower than that in the control group (P < 0.05). Conclusion: The application of psychological care in patients undergoing liver biopsy has a definite effect, which can improve patient satisfaction, reduce preoperative anxiety and fear, alleviate postoperative pain, and reduce the incidence of postoperative complications. It is worthy of clinical promotion and application.