Analysis on disease cognition level and influencing factors in patients with ureteral calculi after extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy
Objective To analyze disease cognition level and its influencing factors in patients with ureteral calculi after extracor-poreal shockwave lithotripsy.Methods A total of 230 patients with ureteral calculi which were undergone extracorporeal shockwave litho-tripsy were enrolled as the research objects.The general data and disease cognition level of patients were investigated.The influencing fac-tors of disease cognition level were analyzed by logistics regression analysis.Results In the 230 patients,average score of disease cogni-tion level was(65.49±18.68)points.The main way for patients to acquire disease-related knowledge were Internet and TV,and most patients hoped to acquire disease-related knowledge through nurses'education.There were differences in disease cognition level among patients with different age,educational levels,course of disease,occupations,average monthly family income and medical payment modes(P<0.05).The results of logistics regression analysis showed that older age(OR=3.219)and disease duration>3 years(OR=3.959)were influencing factors for the disease cognition level of ureteral calculi patients to be partially understood or not understood.College edu-cation or above(OR=0.154),occupation as mental worker(OR=0.260),and average monthly family income>4 000 yuan(OR=0.211)were all protective factors for the disease cognition level of patients with ureteral calculi(P<0.05).Conclusion Most patients undergoing extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy for ureteral calculi have yet to improve their level of disease awareness,and future inter-ventions need to strengthen disease awareness education for patients of advanced age and long disease duration.