Application of parental emotional intervention combined with token rewards in the nursing of children undergoing appendectomy
Objective To explore the effect of parental emotional intervention combined with token rewards in the nursing of children undergoing appendectomy to provide a reference for nursing strategies.Methods A total of 104 children who un-derwent laparoscopic appendectomy in the Department of Pediatric Surgery at Fuyang People's Hospital from January 2022 to February 2023 were selected.According to the voluntary principle of the children's families,a non-randomized clinical concurrent control study was conducted,assigning the children into a control group and a combined group,with 52 cases in each.The control group received conventional perioperative nursing,while the combined group received parental emotional interven-tion combined with token rewards during the perioperative period.Postoperative recovery,complication incidence,treatment compli-ance,and psychological state before and after surgery were compared between the two groups.Results The combined group had a shorter time to first postoperative flatus,time to first defecation,time to first bowel sound,time to ambulation,time to diet,and length of hospital stay than the control group,with statistically significant differences(P<0.05).The incidence of compli-cations within 3 months post-surgery in the combined group was significantly lower than that in the control group[5.77%(3/52)vs.19.23%(10/52);x2=4.308,P=0.038].No significant differences were found in preoperative Fankl treat-ment compliance scale scores and Houpt behavior scale scores between the two groups(P>0.05).However,postoperative scores on these scales were higher than preoperative scores in both groups,and higher in the combined group than in the control group,with statistically significant differences(P<0.05).Preoperative self-rating depression scale(SDS)and self-rating anxiety scale(SAS)scores showed no significant differences between the two groups(P>0.05).Postoperative SDS and SAS scores were lower than preoperative scores in both groups,and lower in the combined group than in the control group,with statistically significant differences(P<0.05).Conclusion Parental emotional intervention combined with to-ken rewards can promote postoperative recovery in children undergoing appendectomy,reduce the risk of complications,im-prove treatment compliance,and alleviate depressive and anxious emotions.This approach holds promise for clinical promo-tion and application.
Parental emotional interventionToken rewardsChildren with appendicitisPostoperative recoveryTreatment complianceNegative emotions