Objective To develop a reminiscence therapy program with Montessori educational philosophy in treatment of elderly people with mild cognitive impairment(MCI)in nursing homes and evaluate its effect.Methods On the basis of Montessori education principles,a reminiscence therapy program was drafted through literature review and had it finalised with expert consultations and a pilot study.Between February and May 2022,70 elderly with MCI were recruited from a nursing home in Liaoning Province using convenience sampling.The recruited elderly were randomly divided into a control group(n=35)and an intervention group(n=35)using a random number table.The elderly in control group received conventional cognitive training only while the elderly in the intervention group received reminiscence therapy in addition to the conventional cognitive training.Cognitive function and ability of daily living(ADL)were compared between the two groups after a 6-week intervention.Results The elderly in intervention group demonstrated statistically significant improvements in both cognitive function and dimensions(visuospatial/executive function,naming ability,delayed recall and orientation,as well as in ADL after a 6-week intervention(all P<0.05).Conclusion The Montessori philosophy based on reminiscence therapy improves cognitive function and activities of daily living in the elderly with MCI,particularly from the perspectives of visuospatial/executive function,naming ability,delayed recall and orientation.

Objective To develop a reminiscence therapy program with Montessori educational philosophy in treatment of elderly people with mild cognitive impairment(MCI)in nursing homes and evaluate its effect.Methods On the basis of Montessori education principles,a reminiscence therapy program was drafted through literature review and had it finalised with expert consultations and a pilot study.Between February and May 2022,70 elderly with MCI were recruited from a nursing home in Liaoning Province using convenience sampling.The recruited elderly were randomly divided into a control group(n=35)and an intervention group(n=35)using a random number table.The elderly in control group received conventional cognitive training only while the elderly in the intervention group received reminiscence therapy in addition to the conventional cognitive training.Cognitive function and ability of daily living(ADL)were compared between the two groups after a 6-week intervention.Results The elderly in intervention group demonstrated statistically significant improvements in both cognitive function and dimensions(visuospatial/executive function,naming ability,delayed recall and orientation,as well as in ADL after a 6-week intervention(all P<0.05).Conclusion The Montessori philosophy based on reminiscence therapy improves cognitive function and activities of daily living in the elderly with MCI,particularly from the perspectives of visuospatial/executive function,naming ability,delayed recall and orientation.

Objective Based on sentinel symptoms,a nursing intervention program for gastrointestinal symptom group of postoperative chemotherapy for lung cancer was constructed and its application effect was evaluated.Methods The nursing intervention program of gastrointestinal symptom group was constructed on the basis of ref-erence guidelines,qualitative interview and expert consultation.From January 2021 to January 2022,a total of 330 patients with postoperative chemotherapy for lung cancer in a tertiary hospital in Shenyang were selected as re-search subjects.The experimental group received the gastrointestinal symptoms group nursing intervention program on the basis of routine nursing,and the control group received routine care.Patients were investigated with the M.D.Anderson Symptom Inventory and the MOS 36-Item Short-Form Health Survey before 1st chemotherapy(T1),3rd chemotherapy(T2)and 5th chemotherapy(T3).Results After the intervention,the total scores of the 2 groups and the total scores of each symptom in T2 and T3 were statistically significant(P＜0.05),and the score of the experi-mental group was lower than that of the control group.For the scores of 6 dimensions of physiological function,physical pain,overall health,vitality,emotional function,mental health in 2 groups between different time points,the differences are statistically significant(P＜0.05).Conclusion The nursing intervention program of the gastroin-testinal symptom group based on sentinel symptoms is beneficial to reduce the severity of the gastrointestinal symp-tom group and improve the quality of life for postoperative chemotherapy for lung cancer patients.