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. 2021 Aug 15;13(8):9324-9331.
eCollection 2021.

The effect of individual nursing on improving the living ability and blood sugar control of Alzheimer disease patients with diabetes mellitus

Lanlan Xie  1 , Mengmeng Pu  1 , Yalin Liu  1
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The effect of individual nursing on improving the living ability and blood sugar control of Alzheimer disease patients with diabetes mellitus

Lanlan Xie et al. Am J Transl Res. .

Abstract

Objective: To explore the effect of individual nursing on Alzheimer disease (AD) patients with diabetes mellitus.

Methods: A total of 119 patients with AD complicated with diabetes admitted to our hospital from January 2017 to January 2019 were selected for prospective analysis, and 64 patients received individual nursing mode, which were regarded as the personality group (PG). Another 55 patients received routine nursing mode and were regarded as the regular group (RG). The curative effect of AD, blood glucose, living ability, cognitive function, self-care ability and nursing satisfaction of the two groups were investigated.

Results: There was no difference between the two groups in AD curative effect and cognitive function (P > 0.05), and the blood sugar control, living ability, self-care ability and nursing satisfaction of the PG were higher than those of the RG (P < 0.05).

Conclusion: Individual nursing can effectively improve the ability of blood sugar control and daily life of AD patients with diabetes mellitus, and greatly enhance the patients' trust, dependence, and satisfaction with medical staff, which is worth popularizing in clinical practice.

Keywords: AD; Individual nursing; blood sugar; diabetes; living ability.

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Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Comparison of blood glucose between the two groups. A. Comparison of fasting blood glucose between the two groups; B. Comparison of glycosylated hemoglobin between the two groups; * indicates there is a difference compared with the PG at the same time, P < 0.05; # indicates there is a difference in the same group compared to that at admission, P < 0.05; @ indicates there is a difference in the same group compared to that at one month after admission, P < 0.05.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Comparison of living ability between the two groups of patients. A. Comparison of ADL scores between the two groups; B. Comparison of GQOLI-74 scores between the two groups; * indicates there is a difference compared with the PG at the same time, P < 0.05; # indicates there is a difference in the same group compared to that before nursing, P < 0.05.
Figure 3
Figure 3
Comparison of cognitive function between the two groups of patients. A. Comparison of MMSE scores between the two groups; B. Comparison of CDR scores between the two groups; # indicates there is a difference in the same group compared to that before nursing, P < 0.05.
Figure 4
Figure 4
Comparison of ESCA scores between the two groups. * indicates P < 0.05.
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