Objective To investigate the efficacy of emotional nursing of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) combined with Ba Duan Jin exercise on chronic pulmonary heart disease.

Methods A total of 86 patients with stable chronic pulmonary heart disease were selected and randomly divided into observation group and control group, with 43 patients in each group. The control group received routine nursing care, while the observation group received TCM emotional nursing combined with Ba Duan Jin exercise. After two months, the anxiety and depression emotions, cardiopulmonary function, and quality of life were assessed and compared between the two groups.

Results After the intervention, the Self-Rating Anxiety Scale (SAS), Self-Rating Depression Scale (SDS) scores, and left ventricular posterior wall diameter (LVPWD) of both groups were lower than before the intervention, with the observation group showed significantly lower scores compared to the control group (P < 0.05). Meanwhile, the left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF), lung function indicators forced expiratory volume in one second to forced vital capacity ratio (FEV₁/FVC), FEV₁ as a percentage of the predicted value (FEV₁%), and various dimensions and total scores of the General Quality of Life Inventory-74 (GQOLI-74) for quality of life of two groups after the intervention were higher than before the intervention, and the observation group showed higher scores than the control group (P < 0.05).

Conclusion TCM emotional nursing combined with Ba Duan Jin exercise can effectively alleviate negative emotions, improve cardio pulmonary function, and enhance the quality of life of patients with chronic pulmonary heart disease.