To study the effect of continuous nursing care on quality of life in patients with rheumatoid arthritis after discharge.

Patients with rheumatoid arthritis who were admitted to hospital from August 2016 to August 2017 were selected as the study subjects. According to the random number table method, they were divided into the control group and the research group, and the lost cases were eliminated. There were 99 cases in the control group and 94 cases in the research group. The control group was given routine care, and the research group conducted continuous nursing care measures on the basis of the control group. The morning stiffness time, pain score, disease activity, patient health status and nursing satisfaction of the two groups were observed before and 6 weeks after discharge.

Six weeks after discharge, the morning stiffness time (23.76±12.76) min of the research group was significantly higher than that of the control group (38.22±14.53) min, the difference was statistically significant (t=3.865, P<0.05). Six weeks after discharge, the VAS (2.01±0.68) and HAQ (0.42±0.34) points of the research group were lower than those of the control group (4.17±1.30), (0.92±0.63) points, the difference was statistically significant (t=4.073, 3.916, P<0.05). The nursing satisfaction of the research group was 94.68%(89/94), and that of the control group was 78.79%(78/99), and the difference was statistically significant (χ²=9.416, P < 0.05).

The implementation of continuous care mode after discharge from patients with rheumatoid arthritis is beneficial to alleviate clinical symptoms such as morning stiffness and pain. Moreover, it can also improve patient health and quality of life, increase risk of disease progression, and care satisfaction is high which can help to protect the harmony between nurses and patients.

Rheumatoid arthritis; Continuing nursing care