埃博拉出血热患者的心理特点及其护理

Psychological Characteristics and Nursing of Patients with Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever

目的分析埃博拉出血热(Ebola hemorrhagic fever,EHF)患者的心理状况,探讨心理护理干预促进EHF患者康复的有效性。方法对中国埃博拉出血热治疗中心(Ebola Treatment Center,ETC)收治的5例EHF患者进行心理状况分析。除1例患者入院后因短期内死亡未能进行心理干预外,对其余4例患者在治疗期内进行心理护理。结果 EHF患者的心理特点包括放任心理或过度担忧,恐惧、焦虑、悲观,孤独和抑郁。4例患者中,3例治愈出院,1例因严重出血和低血容量休克等严重并发症在入院后第6天死亡。经过心理护理后,3例存活患者对疾病的恐惧感明显降低,能够积极配合治疗,建立了战胜疾病的信心。结论有效的心理护理措施使EHF患者的负面心理情绪得到极大的改善,患者能正确认识疾病,能有效地调节情绪,配合治疗,从而有效缩短了康复进程。

Objective To evaluate psychological status of patients with Ebola hemorrhagic fever,and discuss the effective psychological nursing measures.Methods The psychological status of 5 Ebola virus pa- tients were analyzed,then a psychological nursing to four patients during the treatment period was carried out,except 1 case died in the short time after admission.Results Psychological characteristics of the Ebola hemorrhagic fever included laissez or excessive worry, fear, anxiety, pessimism, loneliness and depression. Three cases recovered and 1 died at the sixth day of admission due to the adverse complication of bleeding and hypovolemic shock.The fear of disease of 3 patients was significantly reduced through the mental nursing,which can actively corporate with the treatment and built the confidence to fight against Ebola.Conclu- sion Psychological nursing can effectively improve the negative attitude, help the patient have a correct understanding and cognition of disease, effectively adjust the mood of patients, make patients cooperate with treatment and shorten the recovery process.