Objective To explore the effects of personalized physical and mental demands nursing model on cardiopulmonary function and quality of life in elderly patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
Methods A total of 104 elderly patients with COPD were selected as research objects, and randomly divided into study group and control group, with 52 cases in each group. The control group carried out routine nursing, and the study group carried out personalized physical and mental demands nursing model on the basis of the control group. The relevant indexes of lung function, New York Heart Association (NYHA) cardiac function grading, SF-36 Quality of Life Scale score, heart rate, respiratory rate and 6 min walking distance were compared between the two groups on the day of admission and discharge.
Results The lung function related indexes and quality of life scores of the study group at discharge were significantly higher, the NYHA cardiac function grade, heart rate and respiratory rate were significantly lower, and the 6 min walking distance was significantly longer than that of the control group (P < 0.05).
Conclusion Individualized physical and mental appeal nursing model can improve the cardiopulmonary function, stabilize the vital signs and improve the quality of life of elderly patients with COPD.
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