Effect of oral care on cognitive function in patients with dementia
Effect of oral care on cognitive function in patients with dementia
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口腔护理对痴呆患者认知功能的影响
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发表时间：
2010
影响因子：
3.3
通讯作者：
Hidetada Sasaki
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作者：
T. Kikutani;T. Yoneyama;K. Nishiwaki;F. Tamura;Mitsuyoshi Yoshida;Hidetada Sasaki
.本研究通过对10所养老院的446例老年痴呆患者进行口腔护理，观察口腔护理对老年痴呆患者认知功能的改善作用。选择患者的标准是，在前3个月内，身体和认知障碍必须稳定。在这3个月期间，没有患者出现急性疾病（例如，严重感染、心力衰竭或需要特殊治疗和强化护理的中风）。简易精神状态检查（MMSE）
. Chewing per-formance might stimulate brain functions and protectagainst the degradation of cognitive functions.However, it has not yet been concluded if oral healthdegenerates cognitive activities in longitudinal studies.In the present study, we carried out oral care and pro-spectively observed whether oral care improved cogni-tive function in dementia patientsA total of 446 patients with dementia staying in 10nursing homes were nominated for the study. The cri-terion for patient selection was that physical symptomsand cognitive impairment must have been stable for thepreceding 3 months. During this 3-month period, nopatient had acute disorders (e.g., severe infection, heartfailure, or stroke requiring special treatment and inten-sive care). Mini mental state examination (MMSE)