痴呆症专用辅助生活：临床因素和精神药物使用。
Dementia-specific assisted living: clinical factors and psychotropic medication use.
机构信息
University of Iowa College of Nursing, Iowa City, Iowa;
出版信息
J Am Psychiatr Nurses Assoc. 2008 Mar;14(1):39-49. doi: 10.1177/1078390307310692.
BACKGROUND
Assisted living (AL) is an increasingly popular long-term care alternative for older adults with dementia, making this setting an important focus for both clinical practice and research among psychiatric nurses.
OBJECTIVES
This article describes results from a pilot study focusing on residents' cognitive and emotional status as well as psychotropic drug use. Findings are compared to reports from larger studies in the literature.
STUDY DESIGN
A descriptive, correlational design was used to collect data from 17 residents in two dementia-specific AL facilities.
RESULTS
Thirty-one psychiatric diagnoses were identified for 17 participants. Anxiety and depression symptoms were endorsed by more than 50% of participants, and 88% were prescribed psychotropic medications.
CONCLUSIONS
AL residents may experience problems with cognition and emotional symptoms such as anxiety and depression, creating important roles for psychiatric nurses in staff education, promotion of nonpharmacologic interventions, and monitoring of psychotropic medication use in this growing population. J Am Psychiatr Nurses Assoc, 2008; 14(1), 39-49. DOI: 10.1177/1078390307310692.
背景
辅助生活（AL）是一种越来越受欢迎的痴呆老年人长期护理替代方案，这使得该环境成为精神科护士临床实践和研究的重要焦点。
目的
本文描述了一项针对居民认知和情绪状况以及精神药物使用情况的试点研究的结果。研究结果与文献中的大型研究报告进行了比较。
研究设计
采用描述性相关设计，从两个专门针对痴呆症的 AL 设施中的 17 名居民中收集数据。
结果
为 17 名参与者确定了 31 种精神科诊断。超过 50%的参与者表示有焦虑和抑郁症状，88%的人开了精神药物。
结论
辅助生活的居民可能会出现认知和情绪问题，如焦虑和抑郁，这为精神科护士在该人群中开展员工教育、推广非药物干预以及监测精神药物使用提供了重要作用。美国精神病护士协会杂志，2008；14（1），39-49。DOI：10.1177/1078390307310692。
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