Key result
Supportive nursing care significantly improved satisfaction scores compared to regular care in hospitalized patients receiving electroconvulsive therapy (54.71 vs 36.28; P<0.001).
Why the study?
Does supportive nursing care improve satisfaction in hospitalized patients receiving electroconvulsive therapy?
RCT (n=70)
Randomized
No
Does supportive nursing care improve satisfaction in hospitalized patients receiving electroconvulsive therapy?
Absolute Event Rate: 54.71% vs 36.28%
p-value: p=<0.001
Supportive nursing care significantly improves satisfaction among psychiatric patients receiving electroconvulsive therapy.
Supports integration of supportive nursing care into ECT protocols; extends RCT evidence for nursing interventions in psychiatric care.
BACKGROUND: Patient satisfaction is the most important criterion in evaluating the quality of care. Besides, its assessment in patients with severe mental disorder treated by electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is highly appropriate. The ECT is accompanied by lower satisfaction and may exacerbate the patients' condition. OBJECTIVES: The current study aimed to determine the effect of supportive nursing care on the satisfaction of patients receiving ECT. PATIENTS AND METHODS: This randomized controlled trial was conducted in the education center of Baharan psychiatric hospital, Zahedan, Iran. Seventy hospitalized patients receiving ECT were randomly divided into two groups of control (n = 35) and intervention (n = 35).The socio-personal and Webster Satisfaction Questionnaire were used as data collection tools. The intervention group received supportive nursing care by nurses trained in informational, emotional, and physical aspects. The control group received only regular nursing care. The levels of satisfaction were measured and compared between groups, before and after the intervention. Data were analyzed using the SPSS software, and Chi-square, independent and paired t tests, as well as covariance analysis were performed. RESULTS: The results showed similarities in socio-personal characteristics of both groups. However, there was a significant difference (P < 0.001) between the means of satisfaction in the groups, predominantly for the intervention group. In other words, a significant difference (P < 0.001) was observed between the means of satisfaction of the intervention (54.71 ± 5.27) and control (36.28 ± 7.00) groups after intervention by controlling the effect of socio-personal variables. CONCLUSIONS: Results of the current study confirmed the effect of supportive nursing care on increasing the level of satisfaction in ECT receiving patients, recommending the use of this therapeutic method.
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Navidian et al. (2015) conducted an RCT in Severe mental disorder treated by electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) (n=70). Supportive nursing care vs. Regular nursing care was evaluated on Patient satisfaction (p=<0.001). Supportive nursing care significantly improved satisfaction scores compared to regular care in hospitalized patients receiving electroconvulsive therapy (54.71 vs 36.28; P<0.001).
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