Application of collective health education in patients with hyperthyroidism undergoing ¹³¹I

Objective: To explore the methods of health education for patients with hyperthyroidism undergoing ¹³¹I, so to enhance their self-care ability, improve the cure rate and reduce the nursing workload. Methods: On the basis of the daily health education for each patient, the group of patients who were about to undergo ¹³¹I were treated with the collective health education, including the pre service, middle and post education and re-examination. Results: This method was used to carry out health education for patients with hyperthyroidism ¹³¹I It can increase the compliance of disease treatment and nursing care of patients, improve the self-care ability of patients, decrease the nursing care and disease related complications, improve the cure rate. Conclusion: Collective health education is a better education method for ¹³¹I patients with hyperthyroidism. (authors)