Adams L L, Gatchel R J, Gentry C
Department of Psychiatry, Division of Clinical Psychology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, USA.
Altern Ther Health Med. 2001 Mar;7(2):52-61.
Aged populations in the United States are growing in numbers, and stand to be affected most by the changing shape of healthcare delivery. Within these elderly populations, the problem of decreased cognitive functioning due to dementing disorders is rising. Recent compelling research on complementary and alternative medicine interventions targeted at cognitive deficits in the elderly is reviewed in this survey.
A literature review was undertaken to identify original clinical research studies, review articles, chapters, and books on treating cognitive deficits in the elderly. Contact with complementary and alternative medicine researchers provided additional information concerning developments in this field.
Research studies that were methodologically sound were selected for review. More purely clinical studies also were included to provide a thorough overview of the limited amount of accumulated knowledge in this field.
A qualitative synthesis of the above data was used to comprehensively present all information accumulated to date in this field.
Although still in the preliminary stages of development, clinical research exploring the benefits of complementary and alternative therapies for cognitive deficits among the elderly shows a significant level of promise that warrants a further investment of resources.
美国老年人口数量不断增加，且受医疗服务模式变化的影响最大。在这些老年人群体中，因痴呆症导致认知功能下降的问题日益突出。本综述对近期针对老年人认知缺陷的补充和替代医学干预措施的重要研究进行了回顾。
进行文献综述以确定关于治疗老年人认知缺陷的原始临床研究、综述文章、章节和书籍。与补充和替代医学研究人员的联系提供了有关该领域进展的更多信息。
选择方法学上合理的研究进行综述。还纳入了更纯粹的临床研究，以全面概述该领域有限的累积知识。
对上述数据进行定性综合，以全面呈现该领域迄今为止积累的所有信息。
尽管仍处于发展的初步阶段，但探索补充和替代疗法对老年人认知缺陷益处的临床研究显示出巨大的前景，值得进一步投入资源。
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