A survey of sleep quality of elder patients with intertrochanteric fracture and thereof nursing intervention
Objective: To understand the status of sleep disorders in elder patients with intertrochanteric fracture and develop corresponding nursing interventions. Methods: Data was collected from May of 2009 to May of 2010 by cluster sampled 38 elder patients with intertrochanteric fracture at bedside in department of orthopaedics of Xiangxi Traditional Chinese Medicine hospital by self designed questionnaire based on Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Questionnaire (PSQI) Results: The rate of sleep disorders in elder patients with intertrochanteric fracture (PSQI scores>=8) Pain (76.3% position and the traction factor (68.4% anxiety (52.6% drug dependence (42.1% are first to four major facts for patients' sleep disorders; After nursing interventions, PSQI scores of elder patients with intertrochanteric fracture significantly decreased from the former 14.2+ 4.6 scores to the later 10.9+ 4.0 scores (P 0.01) Conclusions: The rate of sleep disorder in elder patients with intertrochanteric fracture was high; the corresponding nursing intervention on patients' sleep behavior may improve the sleep quality of elder patients with intertrechanteric fracture, and thus help to improve the degree of comfort in hospitalized elder patients with intertrochanteric fractures.