Cole Catherine S, Tak Sunghee H
College of Nursin, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, USA.
Geriatr Nurs. 2006 Jul-Aug;27(4):238-43. doi: 10.1016/j.gerinurse.2006.06.003.
Intact memory is critical to maintaining cognitive vitality and independent functional status, and impaired memory is a major risk factor for nursing home admission. It is essential that all people who work with elders in any setting (community, acute care hospital, or long-term care facility) identify early subtle changes in memory such as impaired attention and institute proper care in a timely manner. This article describes attention and how it is related to impaired memory. It presents methods of assessing impaired attention in older adults and interventions to support attention in older adults.
完整的记忆力对于维持认知活力和独立功能状态至关重要，而记忆力受损是入住养老院的主要风险因素。任何环境（社区、急症护理医院或长期护理机构）中与老年人打交道的所有人员都必须识别出记忆力早期的细微变化，如注意力受损，并及时采取适当的护理措施。本文描述了注意力及其与记忆力受损的关系。它介绍了评估老年人注意力受损的方法以及支持老年人注意力的干预措施。
