Effect of continuing nursing intervention after discharge from hospital among dementia patients
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1674-2907.2015.17.006
- VernacularTitle:老年性痴呆患者出院后延续护理干预的效果研究
- Author:
Zhengqing ZHAO
1
;
Yanli SONG
;
Jing ZHAO
;
Jinjun QIAN
Author Information
1. 212001 镇江，江苏大学附属第四医院神经科
- Keywords:
Dementia;
Continuing nursing care;
MoCA;
BADL
- From:
Chinese Journal of Modern Nursing
2015;(17):2003-2006
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To investigate the effect of continuing nursing intervention on dementia patients′daily living and the quality of life after discharge from hospital. Methods Totals of 85 cases of dementia patients according to the inclusion criteria were randomly divided into the observation group and the control group. Both groups received conventional neurology treatment of dementia and general life care after discharging from hospital. Besides, the observation group received continuing care, including family rehabilitation training, regular follow-up assessments and physical exercise. After 12 months enrollment, the observation group and the control group were assessed by using the Montreal Cognitive Assessment( MoCA) and Basic Activities of Daily Living ( BADL) . Results Before the intervention, no significant difference was found in the scores of MoCA and BADL between the control group and the observation group (P>0. 05). After 12 months of intervention, the scores of MoCA in the observation group were (16. 72 ± 6. 83), while those in the control group were (13. 33 ± 7. 11). There was a significant difference between the two groups (t=2. 24,P<0. 05). The scores of BADL in the observation group were (36. 98 ± 15. 93), while those in the control group were (28. 57 ± 14. 87). There was a significant difference between the two groups (t=2. 51,P<0. 05). The scores of both MoCA and BADL in the observation group were significantly improved (t=3. 23, 2. 22, respectively;P<0. 05), while those in the control group were not significantly improved (t= -0. 20, -0. 56, respectively;P>0. 05). Conclusions Continuing nursing intervention aimed at dementia patients can promote the rehabilitation of cognitive ability and activities of daily living of patients and effectively delay dementia progress.
