艺术疗法联合穴位按摩对社区轻度认知障碍老年人的效果研究

Efficacy of art therapy combined with acupoint massage intervention in community-dwelling older adults with mild cognitive impairment

目的探讨艺术疗法联合穴位按摩对社区轻度认知障碍老年人的干预效果。方法将50例社区轻度认知障碍老年人随机分为干预组与对照组各25例。对照组接受常规健康教育,干预组在对照组基础上,接受为期6周12次的艺术疗法联合穴位按摩干预。干预前后评估两组整体认知功能和特定认知域(记忆功能、语言功能及执行功能)。结果干预组25例完成研究,对照组23例完成研究。干预后,干预组整体认知功能和特定认知域评分显著优于对照组(均P<0.05)。结论艺术疗法联合穴位按摩能有效改善社区轻度认知障碍老年人的认知功能及特定认知域功能。

Objective To explore the effect of art therapy combined with acupoint massage on community-dwelling older adults with mild cognitive impairment.Methods A total of 50 community-dwelling older adults with mild cognitive impairment were randomly divided into an intervention group and a control group,each with 25 cases.The control group received routine health education,while the intervention group received 12 sessions of art therapy combined with acupoint massage intervention for 6 weeks on the basis of routine health education.The overall cognitive function and specific cognitive domains(memory function,language function and executive function)were assessed before and after the intervention.Results Twenty-five cases in the intervention group and 23 in the control group completed the study.After the intervention,the scores of overall cognitive function and specific cognitive domains in the intervention group were significantly improved compared with the control group(all P<0.05).Conclusion Art therapy combined with acupoint massage can effectively improve the cognitive function and specific cognitive domains of older adults with mild cognitive impairment in the community,which is worthy of further promotion and application in the community.