Abstract:
Objective To investigate the impact of mind mapping on the treatment effect, psychological status and quality of life in patients with venomous snake bites, and to provide a theoretical basis for standardized treatment of venomous snakebite patients. Methods Sixty-eight patients with venomous snake bites admitted to Lishui Municipal Central Hospital from February 2020 to May 2022, all treated with antivenom. They were selected and divided into a control group (34 cases, treated with conventional therapy) and a test group (34 cases, receiving the conventional therapy combined with mind mapping-based interventions) according to the random number table method. Clinical treatment effect (swelling regression time, pain relief time, snakebite wound healing time, hospitalization time, resuscitation success rate and satisfaction rate), psychological stress indicators [symptom checklist-90 (SCL-90)] and quality of life [general quality of life inventory-74 (GQOLI-74)] were compared between the two groups. Results After the intervention, the test group required less time to achieve swelling reduction, pain relief, snakebite wound healing and had shorter length of hospitalization time after intervention, compared with the control group, with statistically significant differences [(5.32±1.09) d vs. (6.84±1.22) d, (3.57±0.92) d vs. (4.73±1.03) d, (16.02±2.11) d vs. (20.91±2.35) d, (7.25±1.09) d vs. (10.16±1.85) d, all P < 0.05]. Moreover, the test group had a higher treatment satisfaction rate (97.06%, 33/34) compared with 76.47% (26/34) in the control group (P < 0.05). The test group had significantly lower average factor scores for somatization, obsessive-compulsive, depression, anxiety, phobic-anxiety and total SCL-90 after treatment (all P < 0.05). In addition, the average post-treatment scores of physical function, psychological function and social function were higher in the test group (all P < 0.05). The incidence of adverse reactions was lower in the test group (14.71%, 5/34) than that in the control group (38.24%, 13/34), P < 0.05. Conclusion Mind mapping-based interventions may help to improve the treatment effect, reduce the psychological stress response and improve the quality of life in patients with venomous snakebites.