Non-pharmacological psychiatric nursing interventions for auditory hallucinations in patients undergoing mechanical ventilation

Table 1 Comparison of clinical treatment outcomes, mean ± SD

Group	n	Mechanical ventilation, days	Single auditory hallucination, minutes	Postoperative hospital stay, days
Research	55	6.56 ± 1.13	3.34 ± 1.08	12.22 ± 1.07
Control	55	8.03 ± 1.04	5.13 ± 1.22	14.18 ± 1.27
t		7.099	6.273	8.753
P value		0.000	0.001	0.001

Table 2 Comparison of Auditory Hallucination Rating Scale scores before and after nursing intervention, mean ± SD

Group	n	Pre-intervention	Post-intervention
Research	55	8.71 ± 2.06	4.24 ± 1.03a
Control	55	8.63 ± 2.11	5.65 ± 1.22a
t		0.201	6.549
P value		0.841	0.001

^aP < 0.05 vs pretreatment values within the same group.

Table 3 Comparison of Emotional State Scores before and after nursing care, mean ± SD

Group	n	HAM-D		HAM-A
		Pre-nursing	Post-nursing	Pre-nursing	Post-nursing
Research	55	13.09 ± 1.15	7.56 ± 1.25a	14.49 ± 1.37	8.42 ± 1.12a
Control	55	13.11 ± 1.23	6.48 ± 1.13a	14.55 ± 1.40	7.05 ± 1.211
t		0.088	4.752	0.227	6.162
P value		0.930	0.000	0.821	0.000

^aP < 0.05 vs pretreatment values within the same group.

HAM-A: Hamilton Anxiety Scale-Anxiety; HAM-D: Hamilton Anxiety Scale-Depression.

Table 4 Comparison of Richmond Agitation-Sedation Scale scores at the time of extubation and post-extubation, mean ± SD

Group	n	During extubation	After extubation
Research	55	7.15 ± 1.26	4.24 ± 1.03a
Control	55	8.63 ± 2.11	5.65 ± 1.22a
t		4.466	6.549
P value		0.001	0.001

^aP < 0.05 vs pretreatment values within the same group.

Table 5 Comparison of satisfaction with nursing, n (%)

Group	n	Very satisfied	Satisfied	Neutral	Dissatisfied	Overall satisfaction
Research	55	36 (65.45)	15 (27.27)	4 (7.28)	0 (0)	51 (92.72)
Control	55	25 (45.45)	17 (30.91)	9 (16.36)	4 (7.28)	42 (76.36)
χ2						9.273
P value						0.001