100. Construction and evaluation of anxiety disorder nursing education curriculum based on traditional chinese medicine culture

Abstract Background Anxiety disorders, as a common mental health issue, have an increasing demand for nursing intervention. Traditional Chinese medicine culture emphasizes “the unity of form and spirit” and “he regulation of emotions” which contains rich wisdom for the regulation of the body and mind and can provide unique theories and methods for psychological care. Integrating traditional Chinese medicine culture into nursing education courses is expected to enhance the intervention ability of nursing staff for anxiety disorders and improve the health outcomes of patients. However, at present, research on the systematic construction and scientific evaluation of the effectiveness of such courses is still insufficient. The research aims to construct a set of anxiety disorder nursing education courses based on traditional Chinese medicine culture and conduct a preliminary assessment of its application effect. Methods The research adopts a method combining developmental research with quasi-experimental research. Firstly, through literature review and expert meeting methods, a nursing education course was constructed, which included modules such as “heory of Emotions in Traditional Chinese Medicine” “ive Elements Music Therapy” “cupoint Massage and Guidance” and “ractice of Syndrome Differentiation and Nursing” Subsequently, 60 nursing students were selected as the research subjects and randomly divided into the experimental group (n = 30) and the control group (n = 30). The experimental group received an 8-week training course on newly established traditional Chinese medicine culture, while the control group received a conventional course on nursing psychology. After the course, the Anxiety Management Knowledge Scale (ANK) and the Traditional Chinese Medicine Nursing Activities Score were adopted. TCM-NAS and the Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale (HAMA) were used to evaluate the intervention effect on patients. Results The assessment results showed that the score of anxiety management knowledge of the nursing students in the experimental group was (82.5 ± 5.1), while that of the control group was (70.3 ± 6.8). The score of the experimental group was significantly higher than that of the control group (p<.01). In terms of traditional Chinese medicine nursing ability, the score of the experimental group after training was (88.7 ± 4.3), which was significantly higher than that of the control group (75.2 ± 5.9) (p<.01). After the intervention on the patients, the decrease in HAMA score brought by the nursing students in the experimental group was (10.4 ± 2.1), which was significantly greater than that of the control group (5.2 ± 2.8) (p< .01). Discussion The research successfully constructed a set of anxiety disorder nursing education courses based on traditional Chinese medicine culture, and confirmed that it can effectively enhance the anxiety management knowledge level, traditional Chinese medicine nursing ability and the initial clinical intervention effect of nursing students. This course has a good acceptance and application potential, providing a practical basis for integrating the wisdom of traditional Chinese culture in nursing education. Future research can further promote this course among on-the-job clinical nurses and track its real-world efficacy in improving patients’ anxiety over the long term.