Practical Geriatrics ›› 2022, Vol. 36 ›› Issue (10): 1071-1074.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1003-9198.2022.10.023

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Effect of simulated presence therapy on apathy in patients with mild and moderate dementia

DU Hong-di, BO Lin, YIN Li-sha, LUO Dan-dan, HUO Xiao-peng   

  1. DU Hong-di, BO Lin, YIN Li-sha, LUO Dan-dan. Department of Health Care; HUO Xiao-peng. Department of Nursing, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing 100730, China
  • Received:2021-12-25 Online:2022-10-20 Published:2022-10-21

Abstract: Objective To explore the effect of simulated presence therapy on apathy in the patients with mild and moderate dementia. Methods A total of 77 patients with mild and moderate dementia were randomly divided into two groups by random number table. The control group (n=39) received routine nursing, and the observation group (n=38) received simulated presence therapy on the basis of routine nursing. The score of apathy and the score of quality of life were evaluated before and after 4 weeks' intervention, and were compared between the two groups. Results The score of apathy after intervention in the observation group was significantly lower than that in the control group (45.64±8.53 vs 53.94±8.87, P<0.05); The total score of quality of life in the observation group was significantly higher than that in the control group (36.15±6.01 vs 32.83±5.21, P<0.05). Conclusions Simulated presence therapy is helpful to improve the apathetic symptom and the quality of life of the patients with mild and moderate dementia.

Key words: dementia, simulated presence therapy, apathy, quality of life

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