老年痴呆患者早期护理干预的研究

Effect of nursing care on patients with Alzheimer＇s disease

目的评价早期护理干预对老年痴呆患者的效果。方法对42例轻度老年痴呆患者进行早期护理干预，为期2年，其中干预组21例，非干预组21例，应用简易精神状态检查量表（MMSE），日常生活能力量表（ADL）评定干预效果。结果干预组老年痴呆患者认知功能及日常生活活动能力相对保存，干预后，MMSE评分和ADL评分分别为17．6±1．9和40．0±4．1，与非干预组比较（15．6±2．4和44．5±5．7），差异有统计学意义（P〈0．01）。结论早期护理干预有助于延缓轻度老年痴呆患者的病情进展。

Objective To evaluate the efficicency of nursing care for mild Alzheimer＇s disease. Methods 42 eases of patients with mild Alzheimer＇s disease were randomly divided into 2 groups ： the nursing care group and the control group. MMSE and ADL tests were applied at the baseline and after 2 year. Results Cognitive ability and activities of daily living of the nursing care group comparatively maintained than those of the control group after 2 year（ P 〈 0. 01 ）. Condusion Nursing care at early stage may help to delay the progression of Alzheimer＇s disease.