<span style="font-family:Verdana;">Bedridden patients remain in bed for various reasons, such as chronic illness, old age, and disability, and they cannot perform self-care activities completely or par...<span style="font-family:Verdana;">Bedridden patients remain in bed for various reasons, such as chronic illness, old age, and disability, and they cannot perform self-care activities completely or partially. The provision of care for bedridden patients is a major issue in the aging population. Effective rehabilitation is associated with several factors such as cooperation between the patient and the medical staff, selection of effective facilities, and the financial burden. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect on the activities of daily living (ADL) of occlusion restoration using removable dentures in bedridden older people.</span><span> </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">This case</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">-</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">control study comprised 32 bedridden older patients who were divided into two groups as follows: denture (n </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">=</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> 18) and no-denture (n </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">=</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> 14). No rehabilitation was provided to any of the patients. The patients were evaluated 3 months after placing the denture, and the ADLs were compared between the two groups. Of the 18 bedridden patients who received removable dentures, 55.6% demonstrated improvements in the ADLs, and the effects persisted for </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">at least 3 months. No improvement in the ADL was observed in the no-denture</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> group.</span><span> </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">The results of this study suggested that adequate occlusal support can improve the ADL of the elderly. Thus, it is important to take care of oral health early in life in order to maintain oral health, which could help prevent the decrease in the ADL during the later stages of life.</span>展开更多
目的：主要研究肌力训练对痉挛型脑瘫患儿日常生活活动能力（activities of daily living,ADL）的影响。方法：把40例痉挛型脑瘫患儿随机分成研究组和对照组各20例,对照组采用痉挛肌群的手法牵伸及常规的神经发育技术治疗,研究组在此基...目的：主要研究肌力训练对痉挛型脑瘫患儿日常生活活动能力（activities of daily living,ADL）的影响。方法：把40例痉挛型脑瘫患儿随机分成研究组和对照组各20例,对照组采用痉挛肌群的手法牵伸及常规的神经发育技术治疗,研究组在此基础上进行肌力训练,在治疗前和治疗6个月后分别对两组脑瘫患儿ADL进行评估。结果：研究组在治疗前的ADL得分为：（67.8±8.11）分,治疗后为：（82.8±9.19）分;对照组在治疗前的ADL得分为：（68.3±8.32）分,治疗后为：（73.4±8.06）分;治疗后研究组ADL得分明高于对照组（P〈0.05）,在统计学上有显著差异。结论：肌力训练可以提高痉挛型脑瘫患儿的日常生活活动能力（activities of daily living,ADL）。展开更多
文摘<span style="font-family:Verdana;">Bedridden patients remain in bed for various reasons, such as chronic illness, old age, and disability, and they cannot perform self-care activities completely or partially. The provision of care for bedridden patients is a major issue in the aging population. Effective rehabilitation is associated with several factors such as cooperation between the patient and the medical staff, selection of effective facilities, and the financial burden. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect on the activities of daily living (ADL) of occlusion restoration using removable dentures in bedridden older people.</span><span> </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">This case</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">-</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">control study comprised 32 bedridden older patients who were divided into two groups as follows: denture (n </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">=</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> 18) and no-denture (n </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">=</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> 14). No rehabilitation was provided to any of the patients. The patients were evaluated 3 months after placing the denture, and the ADLs were compared between the two groups. Of the 18 bedridden patients who received removable dentures, 55.6% demonstrated improvements in the ADLs, and the effects persisted for </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">at least 3 months. No improvement in the ADL was observed in the no-denture</span><span style="font-family:Verdana;"> group.</span><span> </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">The results of this study suggested that adequate occlusal support can improve the ADL of the elderly. Thus, it is important to take care of oral health early in life in order to maintain oral health, which could help prevent the decrease in the ADL during the later stages of life.</span>
文摘目的：主要研究肌力训练对痉挛型脑瘫患儿日常生活活动能力（activities of daily living,ADL）的影响。方法：把40例痉挛型脑瘫患儿随机分成研究组和对照组各20例,对照组采用痉挛肌群的手法牵伸及常规的神经发育技术治疗,研究组在此基础上进行肌力训练,在治疗前和治疗6个月后分别对两组脑瘫患儿ADL进行评估。结果：研究组在治疗前的ADL得分为：（67.8±8.11）分,治疗后为：（82.8±9.19）分;对照组在治疗前的ADL得分为：（68.3±8.32）分,治疗后为：（73.4±8.06）分;治疗后研究组ADL得分明高于对照组（P〈0.05）,在统计学上有显著差异。结论：肌力训练可以提高痉挛型脑瘫患儿的日常生活活动能力（activities of daily living,ADL）。
