Rababa Mohammad
J Gerontol Nurs. 2018 Jul 1;44(7):50-58. doi: 10.3928/00989134-20180614-08.
Medical and psychiatric comorbidity in individuals with dementia is often associated with serious adverse health outcomes. Using a convenience sample of 76 residents with dementia in Jordanian nursing homes, the current study aimed to examine the relationship among comorbid burden, ability to verbally self-report symptoms, severity of dementia, and patient outcomes of pain and agitation. Comorbid burden and ability to verbally self-report symptoms were found to be significant predictors of patient outcomes of pain and agitation. However, the ability to verbally self-report symptoms did not explain the relationship between comorbid burden and patient outcomes. Nurses must understand the impact of comorbid burden and the ability to verbally self-report symptoms regarding pain and agitation in individuals with dementia. [Journal of Gerontological Nursing, 44(7), 50-58.].
痴呆症患者的医学和精神共病往往与严重的不良健康后果相关。本研究以约旦养老院的76名痴呆症患者为便利样本，旨在探讨共病负担、口头自我报告症状的能力、痴呆症严重程度以及疼痛和激越患者结局之间的关系。研究发现，共病负担和口头自我报告症状的能力是疼痛和激越患者结局的重要预测因素。然而，口头自我报告症状的能力并不能解释共病负担与患者结局之间的关系。护士必须了解共病负担以及口头自我报告疼痛和激越症状的能力对痴呆症患者的影响。[《老年护理杂志》，44(7)，50 - 58。]
