Information-motivation-behavioral guided nursing for stroke patients with pulmonary dysfunction: A randomized controlled trial

Table 1 Comparison of baseline characteristics between the intervention and control groups

Group	Number of cases	Sex, male/female	Age, years	Body mass index	Stroke duration, days	Pulmonary dysfunction duration, days	Education years
Intervention	60	32/28	68.60 ± 5.77	24.89 ± 3.57	28.64 ± 3.57	25.58 ± 2.23	9.32 ± 1.26
Control	60	35/25	68.90 ± 5.88	25.01 ± 3.65	28.70 ± 3.62	25.73 ± 2.29	9.37 ± 1.30
t value	-	0.349	0.266	0.19	0.096	0.355	0.16
P value	-	0.588	0.823	0.885	0.941	0.759	0.494

Table 2 Comparison of pulmonary function indicators in both groups

Group	Number of cases	FVC pre-intervention, L	FVC post-intervention, L	FEV1 pre-intervention, L	FEV1 post-intervention, L	PEF pre-intervention, L/s	PEF post-intervention, L/s
Intervention	60	2.38 ± 0.19	3.78 ± 0.25	1.78 ± 0.16	3.26 ± 0.19	5.27 ± 0.32	7.25 ± 0.25
Control	60	2.42 ± 0.21	3.07 ± 0.22	1.80 ± 0.19	2.28 ± 0.16	5.24 ± 0.36	5.83 ± 0.23
t value	-	0.868	16.605	0.665	30.908	0.499	32.288
P value	-	0.43	< 0.001	0.553	< 0.001	0.665	< 0.001

FEV1: Forced expiratory volume in 1 second; FVC: Forced vital capacity; PEF: Peak expiratory flow.

Table 3 Comparison of blood gas analysis indicators in t groups

Group	Number of cases	PaO2 pre-intervention, mmHg	PaO2 post-intervention, mmHg	PaCO2 pre-intervention, mmHg	PaCO2 post-intervention, mmHg	SaO2 pre-intervention, %	SaO2 post-intervention, %
Intervention	60	61.32 ± 6.35	79.21 ± 5.16	73.52 ± 5.46	58.14 ± 6.10	76.70 ± 7.15	93.66 ± 7.71
Control	60	61.24 ± 6.31	62.96 ± 5.34	73.60 ± 5.54	73.07 ± 5.84	77.34 ± 7.11	86.79 ± 7.62
t value	-	0.074	17.061	0.084	13.77	0.495	4.93
P value	-	0.941	< 0.001	0.933	< 0.001	0.671	< 0.001

PaCO₂: Partial pressure of carbon dioxide; PaO₂: Arterial oxygen pressure; SaO₂: Arterial oxygen saturation.

Table 4 Comparison of complication incidence rates in both groups

Group	Cases, n	Aspiration	Pulmonary atelectasis	Pulmonary infection	Shoulder-Hand syndrome	Total cases	Incidence rate, %
Intervention	60	2	1	1	0	4	6.67
Control	60	3	3	2	6	14	23.33

Table 5 Comparison of quality of life scores before and after nursing care in both groups

Group	Cases, n	Physical function		Social function		Mental health		Physiological role		Body pain		Energy		Emotional role		General health status
		Before	After	Before	After	Before	After	Before	After	Before	After	Before	After	Before	After	Before	After
Intervention	60	55.50 ± 4.15	78.05 ± 4.52	53.55 ± 4.89	77.30 ± 5.11	54.25 ± 4.94	78.35 ± 5.00	56.65 ± 4.10	78.76 ± 4.80	56.60 ± 4.24	80.12 ± 4.60	54.30 ± 4.93	79.30 ± 5.14	55.45 ± 4.95	78.80 ± 4.85	56.70 ± 4.08	79.05 ± 4.70
Control	60	55.46 ± 4.22	67.70 ± 4.56	53.81 ± 4.95	66.82 ± 5.40	54.58 ± 5.15	67.85 ± 5.00	56.90 ± 4.30	69.33 ± 4.60	56.05 ± 4.32	68.30 ± 4.56	53.90 ± 4.97	66.70 ± 5.25	55.60 ± 5.07	69.47 ± 5.00	56.98 ± 4.18	70.05 ± 4.60
t value		0.049	13.061	0.27	10.6	0.332	10.994	0.308	11.68	0.648	14.21	0.402	12.511	0.151	10.8	0.331	10.09
P value		0.961	0	0.788	0	0.741	0	0.759	0	0.518	0	0.689	0	0.881	0	0.741	0