Study on the Effect of Systems Clinic Intervention on Activities of Daily Living and Cognition of Patients with Stroke

Objective To explore the effects of systematic clinic intervention on activities of daily living (ADL) and cognitive function in stroke patients.Methods Based on the principle of minimize the unbalanced coefficient,100 of stroke patients were selected from the Department of Neurology,and were divided into intervention group (50 cases) and control group (50 cases).All patients in both two groups were given routine medical therapy and nursing care,but the patients in intervention group were given systematic clinic intervention which aimed at improving ADL,under the direction of Brunstrom's level and Orem's self-care theory.Intervention team was consisted of the rehabilitation therapists and nurses.All patients were evaluated with Barthel index (BI) andmini mental status examination (MMSE) at beginning and the end of the 6th weeks of intervention.Results After 6 weeks intervention,the scores of BI and MMSE of patients in intervention group increased significantly compared with those in control group (P0.05).Among 10 sub-items of BI,except urination and defecation,others 8 items increased significantly in intervention group compared with those in control group(P0.01).Conclusion The systems clinic intervention can improve the activities of daily living and cognitive function of stroke patients.