Rehabilitation improves the cognition and activity of daily living of patients with vascular dementia
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1671-7368.2010.02.021
- VernacularTitle:康复训练改善血管性痴呆患者智能及生活能力的临床研究
- Author:
Riguang HU
;
Peijun SUN
;
Xianxiu LIU
;
Jianbo BI
;
Guangxia LIANG
;
Liying WANG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Dementia,vascular;
Rehabilitation
- From:
Chinese Journal of General Practitioners
2010;9(2):126-127
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Sixty-fourth patients with vascular dementia were recruited in the study and randomly assigned in rehabilitation (medication plus rehabilitation)and control group (medication alone).The treatment period lasted for 12 weeks,the scorings of mini mental statement examination(MMSE) and activity of daily living scale (ADL) were compared before and 4,8,12 weeks after treatment in both group.The scorings of MMSE and ADL in rehabilitation group and control group were both improved after treatment(P ＜0.05),but the scorings in rehabilitation group were better than those in control group(P＜0.05).
