Effects of Stress Theory on Psychology and Quality-of-Life in Patients With Spinal Fracture During the Perioperative Period

Abstract

Objective: This study investigates how a psychological and cognitive intervention based on stress theory affected patients with spinal fractures during the perioperative period, with a focus on mental resilience, self-efficacy, and quality-of-life. Methods: The participants included 50 patients who underwent spinal fracture surgery at our hospital (People’s Hospital of Zhongjiang County) between January and June 2022. They were divided into control (25 cases) and observation (25 cases) groups according to a table of random digits. The control group received a routine intervention, while the observation group received a one-week psychological and cognitive intervention based on stress theory. Before and after the intervention, both groups completed the Connor Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC), general self-efficacy scale (GSES), and MOS 36-item short-form health survey (SF-36), with scores compared. Results: Compared with the preintervention results, both groups had significantly higher postintervention scores on the CD-RISC, GSES, and SF-36. Moreover, the observation group showed much higher scores than the control group ([Formula: see text]). Conclusions: Psychological and cognitive intervention based on stress theory can effectively improve psychological resilience, self-efficacy, and quality-of-life in patients with spinal fractures during the perioperative period. This finding is of high clinical reference value.