A qualitative study of nutritional management needs of patients with ulcerative colitis from nurses' perspectives

Objective Based on nurses' perspectives, to explore the nutritional management needs of patients with ulcerative colitis (UC), and to provide a basis for optimizing clinical nursing practice. Methods Using purposive sampling method, 11 nurses in the gastroenterology department of a tertiary hospital in Tianjin were selected for semi-structured interviews (April-June 2024), and Colaizzi's phenomenological analysis was used to refine the themes. Results A total of 3 themes and 6 sub-themes were summarized: ①Health promotion: Nutritional knowledge popularization, improvement of service system; ②Patient perception: Information asymmetry, differences in psychological expectations; ③External support: Caregiver support, policy support. Conclusion The nutritional management needs of UC patients are multidimensional and dynamic, and caregivers need to combine individual patient differences, integrate multiple resources, and construct a personalized nutritional management model based on the characteristics of patients' different dietary nutrition in order to promote patients' recovery. (目的 基于护士视角, 探讨溃疡性结肠炎(UC)患者的营养管理需求, 为优化临床护理实践提供依据。方法 采用目的抽样法, 选取天津市某三级甲等医院消化科11名护士进行半结构式访谈(2024年4月—6月), 运用Colaizzi现象学分析法提炼主题。结果 共归纳出3个主题及6个亚主题: ①健康促进: 营养知识普及、服务体系完善; ②患者认知: 信息不对称、心理期望差异; ③外部支持: 照护者支持、政策支持。结论 UC患者营养管理需求具有多维性与动态性, 护理人员需结合患者个体差异, 整合多方资源, 根据患者不同饮食营养的特点, 构建个性化营养管理模式, 以促进患者的康复。)