Abstract:

Objective To explore the effect of pain nursing intervention on postoperative patients with gallstones. Method 68 patients with gallstones who underwent surgical treatment at Meili People’s Hospital in Changshu City from December 2022 to December 2024 were included and randomly divided into two groups of 34 patients each using a random number table method. The control group received routine nursing care, while the observation group received pain nursing intervention on the basis of the control group. The pain situation, sleep quality, quality of life, and overall satisfaction with nursing care were compared between the two groups. Result Before the surgery, there was no significant difference in visual analogue scale(VAS) scores between the two groups of patients (P ＞ 0.05). However, the VAS scores of the observation group patients at 12 hours, 24 hours, and 48 hours after surgery were significantly lower than those of the control group, and the duration of pain was shorter than that of the control group, with significant differences (P ＜ 0.001). Before nursing, there was no significant difference in the Pittsburgh sleep quality index(PSQI) score and generic quality of life inventory 74(GQOLI-74) score between the two groups of patients (P ＞ 0.05). After nursing, the PSQI score of the observation group was lower than that of the control group, and the GQOLI-74 scores were all higher than those of the control group, with significant differences (P ＜ 0.05). The overall satisfaction rate of nursing care in the observation group was 94.12%, significantly higher than that in the control group (76.47%), and the difference was significant (P=0.037). Conclusion Pain nursing intervention applied to patients with gallstones has significant effects on postoperative rehabilitation, reducing their pain and improving their quality of life and sleep.

Key words: Pain care intervention, Gallstones, After surgery, Quality of life