The effect of integrating nursing home care with medical rehabilitation for patients with senile dementia

VernacularTitle:多中心医养结合康复治疗对失智症患者的疗效
Author: Wenqin GU ¹ ; Jie QIN ; Pu WANG ; Fang YU ; Bin XUE ; Rongrong WANG ; Yuxian PAN
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1. 复旦大学附属中山医院康复医学科，上海　200032；上海市徐汇区枫林街道社区卫生服务中心，上海　200030
From: Chinese Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 2020;42(7):628-631
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective:To investigate the effect of integrating nursing home service with rehabilitation therapy for persons with senile dementia.Methods:One hundred elderly persons with senile dementia were randomly divided into an observation group and a control group, each of 50. Both groups were given routine nursing care, while the observation group was additionally provided with rehabilitation training. Before and after the intervention, both groups were evaluated using the mini-mental state examination (MMSE), the Barthel index and QOL-AD.Results:After the intervention, the average MMSE, Barthel index and QOL-AD scores of both groups were significantly improved, with the average improvement in the observation group significantly greater.Conclusions:Rehabilitation training can effectively improve the cognitive functioning, performance in the activities of daily living and life quality of persons with senile dementia.