[Application of the Green Model to lifestyle intervention in male sterility patients]

Abstract

Objective: To evaluate the application of the Green Model to lifestyle intervention in male infertility patients.

Methods: A total of 120 male infertility patients treated from October 2018 to January 2019 were equally randomized into a control and an observation group, the former given conventional nursing and the latter Green Model intervention in addition. Comparisons were made between the two groups of patients in their satisfaction with nursing intervention, scores on lifestyle knowledge, beliefs and behaviors, and compliance with the healthy lifestyle.

Results: The patients in the observation group showed a dramatically higher satisfaction with the nursing intervention than the controls (96.67% vs 75.00%, P < 0.01) as well as higher scores on lifestyle knowledge (8.92 ± 1.08 vs 5.89 ± 1.99, P < 0.05), beliefs (8.78 ± 0.68 vs 5.98 ± 1.50, P < 0.05) and behaviors (19.32 ± 1.12 vs 13.88 ± 2.11, P < 0.05) and their compliance with the healthy lifestyle (61.67% vs 38.33, P < 0.05).

Conclusions: Green Model intervention can help male infertility patients to obtain correct lifestyle cognition, beliefs and behaviors, promote their compliance with the healthy lifestyle and improve their satisfaction with nursing intervention.

Keywords: Green Model; health education; lifestyle; male infertility.