Application of narrative nursing in the families of children with biliary atresia:A retrospective study

BACKGROUND Narrative nursing is an important clinical nursing intervention model.It is the practice of patient storytelling to share the essence of nursing.The current clinical intervention for biliary atresia(BA)mainly focuses on disease treatment and does not pay enough attention to the psychological state of family members.AIM To explore the application value of narrative nursing in the families of children with BA.METHODS Sixty-four family members of children with BA in our hospital from December 2017 to October 2020 were retrospectively included and were divided into a study group(n=32)and a control group(n=32).The control group was provided with routine nursing,while the study group was given narrative nursing on the basis of the control group.The scores of mood state(depression and anxiety),family members’nursing ability,perceived stress,and nursing job satisfaction of the children’s families were calculated before and after the intervention.RESULTS Before intervention,there was no significant difference in the self-rating anxiety scale and self-rating depression scale scores between groups(P>0.05).After intervention,the self-rating anxiety scale and self-rating depression scale scores in the study group were lower than those in the control group(both P=0.000).Before intervention,the study group adjusted life to meet care needs,evaluated family members and social resources,dealt with personal emotions,responded to needs,and provided assistance,and the adaptive care role scores were not significantly different from those in the control group(P=0.802,0.819,0.694,0.796,and 0.686,respectively).After intervention,all scores were significantly lower in the study group than in the control group(all P<0.0001).Before intervention,there was no significant difference in the child post-traumatic stress disorder symptom score(CPSS)score between groups(P=0.615).After intervention,the CPSS scores were significantly lower than those before intervention in both groups and lower in the study group than in the control group(P<0.0001).Nursing job satisfaction of the family members of the study group(93.75%)was higher than that of the control group(75.00%)(P=0.039).CONCLUSION Narrative nursing with family members of children with BA can effectively alleviate negative emotions,reduce perceptual pressure,and improve nursing ability.Additionally,family members are more satisfied with nursing work.

Exploring the Impact of Narrative Nursing on Anxiety, Depression, and Quality of Life in Middle-aged and Young Dialysis Patients

Objective:To explore the impact of narrative nursing on anxiety,depression,and quality of life in middle-aged and young dialysis patients.Method:Eighty-six middle-aged and young dialysis patients admitted from January 2023 to December 2023 were selected and divided into a control group and a study group,with 43 patients in each group.The control group received general nursing interventions,while the study group received narrative nursing in addition to the general interventions.The levels of anxiety and depression before and after the intervention were compared,and the quality-of-life scores of the two groups were analyzed.Results:After comprehensive intervention,the scores of both groups significantly decreased(P<0.05).After intervention,the scores of the study group were more significant compared to the control group(P<0.05).Compared with the control group,the quality-of-life score of the study group showed a significant upward trend,and this difference was statistically significant(P<0.05).Conclusion:Comprehensive narrative nursing can effectively reduce anxiety in middle-aged and young dialysis patients,further enhance their quality of life,and is worth promoting in clinical practice.

An Overview of Narrative Medicine in China

This paper sketches the history and the author’s involvement in the development of narrative medicine in China.It also describes“narrative medicine with Chinese characteristics,”explaining why narrative medicine is regarded as a tool to materialize the medical humanities in clinical practice,and detailing the features of narrative medicine in China.The features include the wide acceptance of the“22334 model”of narrative medicine,and borrowing theories and practice from Traditional Chinese Medicine.Finally,the author argues that the medical humanities should be given a“Class-A discipline”status,and narrative medicine should be a class-B discipline under the medical humanities.

Research progress on narrative education in clinical nursing education

This article introduces the concept and mode of narrative education in addition to the application of narrative education in clinical nursing education. A summary is presented of the application of narrative education in this clinical nursing context from several aspects, including providing a display platform and various other teaching forms for the teachers＇ use, promoting the professional quality of teachers and students, and facilitating the teaching of abstract concepts.