Influence of family nursing intervention on daily life ability of senile dementia patients

VernacularTitle:家庭护理干预对居家老年痴呆患者日常生活能力的影响
Author: Fengying LING ; Xin ZHUO ; Yangyu CHEN ; Hongyuan HUANG
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: senile dementia; daily life ability; family nursing intervention
From: Modern Clinical Nursing 2013;(5):45-46,47
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective To investigate the influence of family nursing intervention on daily life ability of senile dementia patients? Methods Eighty senile dementia patients were equally randomized into two groups: the control group and the observation group? The controls received conventional home nursing instruction and health education and those in the latter group were managed with home nursing intervention? The activity of daily living scale(ADL)was used to assess their daily life ability? Result After nursing intervention,the daily life ability of observation group was better than control group(Z = 18?914,P < 0?05)? Conclusions The family nursing intervention is effective in directing the dementia patients with exercises of daily living ability? Thus it may improve their ability in daily life?