Effectiveness of nursing signs in reducing risk events in the management of elderly patients with fracture.

Objective: To investigate the application value of nursing signs in the risk management of elderly fracture patients.

Methods: A total of 88 elderly fracture patients admitted to West China Hospital between April 2021 and August 2022, along with 12 nursing staff members, were selected as study participants. The clinical data of these patients were retrospectively analyzed, and the patients were divided into two groups based on the nursing management strategy employed. The control group received routine nursing risk management, whereas the observation group received nursing interventions incorporating nursing signs. The two groups were compared in terms of risk management effectiveness, including the occurrence of adverse events, patient compliance with treatment, quality of life, and anxiety levels.

Results: Following nursing intervention, the observation group showed significantly lower scores on the Self-Rating Anxiety Scale (SAS) and Hamilton Anxiety Scale (HAMA) compared to the control group (P<0.05). The incidence of risk events was lower while the compliance rate was higher in the observation group than those in the control group (all P<0.05). Additionally, the observation group had higher post-intervention scores in all dimensions of the EuroQol Five Dimensions Questionnaire (EQ-5D) than the control group (P<0.05). Nursing staff in the observation group also achieved higher scores in theoretical knowledge and practical risk management skills compared to those in the control group (P<0.05).

Conclusion: The application of nursing signs in the risk management of elderly fracture patients positively impacts patients' emotional well-being and quality of life, significantly reducing the occurrence of related risk events.