Evaluation of the effectiveness of preventive nursing measures for pressure injuries in patients in the neurology intensive care unit

Table 1 Comparison of patient general information, n (%)

Feature	Observation group (n = 30)	Control group (n = 30)	P value
Age	56.16 ± 8.85	55.44 ± 6.24	> 0.05
Gender (male/female)	18/12	20/10
Reason for admission
Cerebrovascular disease	12 (40)	10 (33.3)
Traumatic brain injury	8 (26.7)	10 (33.3)
Other	10 (33.3)	10 (33.3)
Body mass index	25.51 ± 2.74	27.61 ± 2.72
Past medical history
Hypertension	14 (46.7)	16 (53.3)
Diabetes	10 (33.3)	12 (40)
Heart disease	6 (20)	8 (26.7)

Table 2 Comparison of pressure injury rates

Group	Observation group	Control group	F	P value
7 d	1	3	-6.83	< 0.05
14 d	2	7

Table 3 Recovery process comparison

Group	Observation group	Control group	t	P value
Time to get out of bed (h)	48.14 ± 6.36	71.54 ± 7.62	-12.91	< 0.01
Length of hospital stay (d)	12.1 ± 1.74	14.27 ± 3.61	-3.10

Table 4 Comparison of quality of life scores after intervention

Group	Observation group	Control group	t	P value
Body satisfaction score	84.99 ± 5.72	70.14 ± 4.96	10.74	< 0.01
Sensory and functional scores	80.37 ± 2.96	64.16 ± 7.95	10.46

Table 5 Comparison of comfort scores after intervention

Group	Observation group	Control group	t	P value
Psychological comfort score	85.98 ± 4.49	70.83 ± 6.5	10.51	< 0.01
Physical comfort score	78.9 ± 5.52	67.4 ± 7.03	0.47