The effect of nursing intervention on metabolic syndrome caused by Olanzapine

Objective To study the influence of nursing intervention on metabolic syndrome of schizophrenia patients treated with Olanzapine.Methods 100 acute-episode schizophrenia patients treated with Olanzapine alone were randomized into the intervention group and the control group,each group with 50 cases.The control group received the routine psychiatric nursing,and the intervention group added nursing intervention to prevent metabolic syndrome.The changes of BMI,fasting blood-glucose,triglyceride,cholesterol,high-density lipoprotein of both groups were compared on the day upon admission and on the 4th,8th,12th and 48th weeks after hospitalization respectively.Results On the 4th week BMI and fasting blood-glucose,triglyceride,cholesterol of the intervention group were significantly lower than those of the control group,but high-density lipoprotein was higher than the control group.Conclusions Strengthening nursing intervention measures can effectively control metabolic syndrome caused by Olanzapine treatment,which can improve the medication compliance of patients and prevent schizophrenia recurrence. Key words: Olanzapine;  Metabolic syndrome;  Nursing intervention