Nursing Care of Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis Complicated with Psychosomatic Symptoms Disorder

Abstract

Objective: To analyze the prevalence and influencing factors of psychosomatic symptom disorder in patients with rheumatoid arthritis, a common disease in the department of rheumatology and immunology, and to provide corresponding nursing interventions to reduce disease burden and health care costs. Methods: About 200 patients with rheumatoid arthritis who were admitted to the Department of Rheumatology and Immunology in the past six months (January 2022 to June 2022) were selected, and the 2017 revised version (DCPR-R) scale was selected for the patients. Psychosomatic related disorders are investigated. According to the survey results, relevant nursing interventions were formulated, and the changes in the patients' psychological status, somatic symptom scores, and disease activity of rheumatoid arthritis were analyzed before and after the intervention. Results: The DCPR-R score of 200 patients was (164.38±27.45), indicating that all patients had different degrees of psychosomatic disorder; There were significant improvements before intervention, and the difference was statistically significant (P<0.05). Conclusion: The use of DCPR-R scale can well evaluate the psychological disorders and somatization symptoms of patients, help patients recover better and reduce the occurrence of influencing factors. At the same time, relevant nursing interventions are given to patients, which can effectively improve clinical symptoms and facilitate prognosis.