Analysis of the Nursing Effect of Continuity of Care on Elderly Patients with Coronary Heart Disease Unstable Angina and its Impact on Quality of Life

Abstract

Objective: To analyze the effect of using continuity of care for elderly patients with coronary heart disease (CHD) with unstable angina pectoris (UAP) and its impact on their quality of life. Methods: 100 cases of elderly patients with CHD with UAP admitted to our hospital from March 2022 to March 2023 were selected and grouped into an observation group and a control group of 50 cases each according to the randomized number table method. The nursing effect and quality of life of the observation group (continuity nursing) and the control group (routine nursing) were compared. Results: The total effective rate of nursing care was 96.00% observation group and 80.00% for the control group, and the differences were significant (χ² = 6.061, P < 0.05). Patients in the observation group had fewer episodes (1.42 ± 0.21) times/week and a shorter duration (5.46 ± 0.39) min, which were better than the control group (t =3.465, 2.973; P < 0.05). The depression self-rating depression scale (SDS) score (42.16 ± 6.64) and anxiety self-rating scale (SAS) score (32.26 ± 7.35) in the observation group were lower and the quality of life was higher as compared to that of the control group (P < 0.05). Conclusion: Continuous nursing care improved the nursing effect of elderly CHD with UAP patients, promoted the alleviation of UAP symptoms, improved patient mentality, and improved their quality of life. Hence, continuous nursing care possesses significant clinical application value.