老年痴呆病人的护理（Nursing care of senile dementia patients）.doc

老年痴呆病人的护理（Nursing care of senile dementia patients） Intervention of common nursing problems in hospitalized patients with senile dementia With the aging of the social population, the incidence of Alzheimers disease is increasing year by year, and it is now the fourth leading cause of death in the elderly. Some areas in China show that the prevalence of Alzheimers disease is 0.38% to 2.25% [1], more common are Blzheimers disease (AD) and vascular dementia. It is a chronic progressive degenerative dementia characterized by slow progression of mental retardation, leading to inability to continue the changes in daily life and personality. The course of the disease can be divided into early, middle and late three, early loss can occur in patients with recent memory, orientation, perception, language and complete the complex steps of working ability, in personal hobbies, reading, go out to participate in social activities on spending less time. Reduced activity, fatigue, dizziness, palpitations, anorexia, decreased interest and activity, emotional instability, apathy or depression, and mild forgetfulness. At this point the performance is often difficult to distinguish, often mistaken for neurosis or normal aging. There were changes in behavior and personality in the middle term, and psychological symptoms, such as depression and anxiety, were more obvious. Most of the patients in late stage suffer loss of function, temporal and spatial orientation and other intelligence are obviously impaired, showing obvious dementia, and gradually appear vertebral body or vertebral body movement disorder [2]. At present, there is no specific cure for Alzheimers disease, so the patients care is critical. Nursing problems and intervention 2.1 psychological problems and interventions The psychological problems of 2.1.1 (1): dementia patients prone to loss of anxiety and insecurity, the symptoms are on tenterhooks, kept rubbing his hands back and forth, etc.. (2) depression: manifested as s