Effect of Protection Articles of Nanomaterial Combined with Comfort Care on Mental Health of Patients with Corona Virus Disease 2019

Abstract

The outbreak of corona virus disease 2019 (COVID-19) challenges medical systems in our country, and it also causes distress for infected patients. Care is required by patients with COVID-19. Quality care is important for protecting the physical and mental health of patients with COVID-19. Owing to the extremely infectious nature of COVID-19, patients are more sensitive when it concerns to protective articles. Safe and comfortable protection materials are conducive to the promotion of the physical and mental recovery of patients. Protection articles of nanomaterial (PAN), a new type of protection article, possesses bactericidal ability, and can help patients in resisting the invasion of external adverse substances. Hence, it is of great significance to probe into the effect of PAN combined with comfort care on the mental health of patients diagnosed with COVID-19. Comparisons between patients who use PAN and patients who used general articles were conducted in terms of negative emotions, self-efficacy, mental elasticity, coping style, and care evaluation. These comparisons revealed that PAN can greatly reduce patients' anxiety, depression, and negative emotions, and can also improve patients' self-efficacy and mental elasticity. Patients using PAN and patients using general protection articles were compared in terms of comfortable living, satisfaction with protection, and self-psychological evaluation prior to care. All patients' scores were improved following care, yet the scores of patients using PAN were significantly higher than those who used general protective articles. Hence, this study suggests that comfort care can effectively improve the mental health of patients. Comfort care along with the usage of PAN possesses better synergistic promotion ability.