Cognitive behavioral therapy combined with "empathy nursing" model on recurrent depressive disorder.

Objective: To explore the effects of cognitive behavioral therapy combined with "empathy nursing" model on recurrent depressive disorder.
Methods: The clinical data of 80 patients with recurrent depressive disorder were analyzed retrospectively. Among them, 40 patients receiving routine treatment and nursing were regarded as the control group, and 40 patients receiving additional cognitive behavioral therapy combined with "empathy nursing" on the basis of routine treatment and nursing were considered as the observation group.
Results: Total nursing compliance of the observation group was much higher than that of the control group throughout the intervention. After the intervention, the SES and GQOL scores were both increased, and the observation group had a more obvious increase. The SDSS, Pittsburgh sleep quality index (PSQI), Hamilton Depression (HAMD) and LOTCA scores were all decreased after the intervention, and the observation group had much lower scores. Total nursing satisfaction of the observation group was markedly higher than that of the control group.
Conclusion: Additional cognitive behavioral therapy combined with "empathy nursing" model can effectively promote the self-esteem and cognitive function, enhance nursing compliance, improve adverse emotions, restore sleep quality, reduce social function defects, and improve the quality of life.
Competing Interests: None.
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