Effect of physiological nursing on the rehabilitation of post-stroke depression

Aim: To investigate the effect of psychological nursing on the rehabilitation of post-stroke depression (PSD). Methods: One hundred patients diagnosed by beck depression inventory (BDI) and Hamilton ration scale for depression (HRDS) of multimodel approach to diagnosis of PSD (MMADD) as PSD were equally randomized into psychological nursing group (rehabilitation therapy + psychological nursing) and control group (rehabilitation therapy). Both two groups were examined by MMADD and functional independent measurement (FIM) before and after treatment. Results: After 6-week rehabilitation therapy, the scores in FIM of both two groups were increased, which were 82.45 ± 17.49 in the physiological nursing group and 71.71 ± 15.56 in the control group, and there were significant differences (t = 3.244, P < 0.01); the scores in MMADD of the psychological nursing group were decreased with significant difference from the control group (P < 0.01). Conclusion: Psychological nursing is obviously effective in the recovery of PSD patients. It plays an important role in increasing the self-confidence and improving rehabilitation of PSD patients.