Department of Surgical Nursing, Aksaray University, Faculty of Health Sciences, Aksaray, 68100, Turkey.
Department of Urology, Medical Park Hospital, Mersin, Turkey.
Psychogeriatrics. 2022 Sep;22(5):605-611. doi: 10.1111/psyg.12861. Epub 2022 Jun 1.
This study was conducted to determine the effect of simple calculation and reading aloud on postoperative cognitive function and depression level in older adults.
The study was a randomised controlled experimental study. A personal information form, Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) and Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS) were used for data collection.
In the evaluation of MMSE and GDS scores of the intervention and control groups 4 weeks after the operation, the differences between the two groups were found to be statistically significant.
The results found that simple calculation and reading aloud after surgery had a positive effect on cognitive function and depression level in older people.
本研究旨在确定简单计算和朗读对老年人术后认知功能和抑郁水平的影响。
这是一项随机对照实验研究。采用个人信息表、简易精神状态检查（MMSE）和老年抑郁量表（GDS）进行数据收集。
在术后 4 周时对干预组和对照组的 MMSE 和 GDS 评分进行评估，发现两组之间存在统计学差异。
研究结果表明，术后进行简单计算和朗读对老年人的认知功能和抑郁水平有积极影响。
