Hjort Telhede Eva, Arvidsson Susann, Karlsson Staffan, Ivarsson Andreas
School of Health and Welfare, Halmstad University, 30118 Halmstad, Sweden.
Geriatrics (Basel). 2022 Jul 29;7(4):79. doi: 10.3390/geriatrics7040079.
An increasingly aging population is a global phenomenon. While considered a positive step forward, vulnerability to age-related health problems increases along with the ageing population. The aim of the study was to investigate weighted blankets' effect on health regarding quality of life (QoL), sleep, nutrition, cognition, activities of daily living ADL and medication in older people living in nursing homes.
In total, 110 older people were involved in an intervention with weighted blankets, and 68 older people completed the intervention. Measures before and after were performed regarding quality of life; QoL-AD, EQ-VAS, sleep; MISS, nutrition; MNA, cognition; S -MMSE (ADL) and medication. Comparative statistical analyses were applied.
After intervention with weighted blankets, health in general, such as QoL, improved. Sleep also improved significantly, especially with respect to waking up during the night. Nutrition was enhanced, health as a cognitive ability improved, and medication in the psychoanaleptic group decreased. The effect size varied between small and large.
A weighted blanket seems to be an effective and safe intervention for older people in nursing homes, as several improvements were made regarding the health of older people.
人口老龄化日益加剧是一个全球现象。虽然这被视为向前迈出的积极一步，但随着人口老龄化，与年龄相关的健康问题的易感性也在增加。本研究的目的是调查加权毛毯对养老院老年人生活质量（QoL）、睡眠、营养、认知、日常生活活动（ADL）和药物治疗方面健康状况的影响。
共有110名老年人参与了加权毛毯干预，68名老年人完成了干预。对生活质量（QoL-AD、EQ-VAS）、睡眠（MISS）、营养（MNA）、认知（S-MMSE）、日常生活活动（ADL）和药物治疗进行了干预前后的测量。应用了比较统计分析。
使用加权毛毯干预后，总体健康状况如生活质量得到改善。睡眠也显著改善，尤其是夜间醒来的情况。营养状况得到改善，认知能力方面的健康状况有所提高，精神安定剂组的药物使用量减少。效应大小在小到中等之间。
加权毛毯似乎是对养老院老年人有效且安全的干预措施，因为老年人的健康状况有了多项改善。
