Clinical value of precise rehabilitation nursing in management of cerebral infarction

BACKGROUND Cerebral infarction,previously referred to as cerebral infarction or ischemic stroke,refers to the localized brain tissue experiencing ischemic necrosis or softening due to disorders in brain blood supply,ischemia,and hypoxia.The precision rehabilitation nursing model for chronic disease management is a continuous,fixed,orderly,and efficient nursing model aimed at standardizing the clinical nursing process,reducing the wastage of medical resources,and improving the quality of medical services.AIM To analyze the value of a precise rehabilitation nursing model for chronic disease management in patients with cerebral infarction.METHODS Patients(n=124)admitted to our hospital with cerebral infarction between November 2019 and November 2021 were enrolled as the study subjects.The random number table method was used to divide them into a conventional nursing intervention group(n=61)and a model nursing intervention group(n=63).Changes in the nursing index for the two groups were compared after conventional nursing intervention and precise rehabilitation intervention nursing for chronic disease management.RESULTS Compared with the conventional intervention group,the model intervention group had a shorter time to clinical symptom relief(P<0.05),lower Hamilton Anxiety Scale and Hamilton Depression Scale scores,a lower incidence of total complications(P<0.05),a higher disease knowledge mastery rate,higher safety and quality,and a higher overall nursing satisfaction rate(P<0.05).CONCLUSION The precision rehabilitation nursing model for chronic disease management improves the clinical symptoms of patients with cerebral infarction,reducing the incidence of total complications and improving the clinical outcome of patients,and is worthy of application in clinical practice.

Efficacy of cognitive rehabilitation in Parkinson's disease

Cognitive rehabilitation is a potential and promising treatment for cognitive impairment in Parkinson＇s disease （PD） that has shown efficacy in diverse studies. In addition, some few studies have found brain changes after cognitive rehabilitation in PD, which supports the existence of brain plasticity associated to cognitive training in a degen- erative disease.

Evaluating rehabilitation interventionsin Parkinson's disease with functional MRI:a promising neuroprotective strategy

Parkinson＇s disease （PD） is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder affecting approximately 10 million people world- wide （Planetta et al., 2014; Zigmond and Smeyne, 2014）. The principal clinical features of PD are bradykinesia, rigidity, tremor at rest and postural instability （Planetta et al., 2014）. It is known that both PD itself and the use of anti-parkinson drugs are associated with several non-motor symptoms such as cognitive impairment, neuropsychiatric disturbances and sleep, autonomic, and sensory disorders （Park and Stacy, 2009; Foster et al., 2014）. The histopathological hallmark of PD is the reduction of dopaminergic cells in the substantia nigra pars compacta, causing dopamine deficiency in spe- cific nuclei of the basal ganglia such as the dorsal striatum （Fearnley and Lees, 1991; Planetta et al., 2014）. The disrup- tion of the dopaminergic system has long been regarded as the major cause of PD; however, it has been shown that a widespread involvement of several non-dopaminergic path- ways also contribute to the clinical manifestations of PD （Park et al., 2014）.

Effect of nursing-based on early rehabilitation on quality of life in elderly patients with cardiovascular disease:A randomized controlled trial

Background Patients with cardiovascular disease（CVD） have a reduced quality of life（QOL） partly due to their limited range of physical activity and independence. The objective of this study was to investigate whether the nurse based early cardiac rehabilitation will be improved QOL in elderly patients with CVD after8-week treatment from baseline and post intervention, compared with conventional care. Methods Sixty-six elderly patients with CVD were randomly assigned（using the coin tossing method） to either the ‘early cardiac rehabilitation＇ group（i.e. the experimental group）, and the control group（i.e. routine care group） for 8weeks between June 2013 and June 2014, with 33 participants in each group. The control group received routine CVD care, and the experiment group received early rehabilitation care in addition to routine CVD care.The outcome measures included the Short Form-36 Health Survey（SF-36）, and Self-rating Anxiety Scale（SAS）. Results There were non-significant differences between the groups at baseline in age, sex, duration of the disease, length of hospitalization, total number of comorbid conditions, and total number of medications（P 〉 0.05）. Following 8-week treatment, all groups improved their QOL scores and SAS anxiety scores（P 〈 0.05）. In addition, the nursing based on early cardiac rehabilitation group was significantly improved in QOL and SAS anxiety scores（P 〈 0.05）, when compared with the control group. Conclusions This study has demonstrated that the nurse based early cardiac rehabilitation is effective in increasing selected aspects of a general QOL and improved the anxiety situation in elderly patients with CVD. It is worthwhile to be widely used in clinical practice.