Comprehensive nursing intervention improves psychological outcomes, sleep quality, pain, and coping in patients with comorbid depression and thoracolumbar compr... (opens in new tab)

BackgroundThoracolumbar compression fractures frequently coexist with depression, creating a self-reinforcing cycle of pain and psychological distress. Conventional nursing care offers limited psychological support for this comorbid population.MethodsThis quasi-experimental, descriptive study with a non-concurrent historical control enrolled 60 patients with comorbid depression and thoracolumbar compression fracture at a tertiary center in China. The control group (n = 30, February 2019 to Ma...