Clinical effects of comprehensive nursing intervention in elderly liver cirrhosis patients with type 2 diabetes

Abstract

AIM: To evaluate the clinical effects of comprehensive nursing intervention in elderly cirrhosis patients with type 2 diabetes. METHODS: One hundred and eight elderly patients with hepatitis B associated liver cirrhosis and type 2 diabetes treated from January 2013 to January 2015 at the Second Hospital of Yinzhou were randomly divided into an observation group and a control group, with 54 cases in each group. The control group received conventional nursing, and the observation group was given comprehensive nursing intervention on the basis of routine nursing. The incidence of complications and changes in blood sugar levels and liver function were compared for the two groups. RESULTS: Aspartate transaminase, alanine transaminase and globulin levels, fasting glucose, and 2-h postprandial glucose levels were significantly lower in the observation group than in the control group (P < 0.05). The complication rate in the observation group was also significantly lower than that in the control group (P < 0.05). CONCLUSION: Comprehensive nursing intervention in elderly liver cirrhosis patients with type 2 diabetes can improve liver function and blood sugar levels and reduce the incidence of complications.