为什么我们必须预防和适当管理妄想症
Jennifer M Connell1, Maria C Duggan2, Jo Ellen Wilson3
1First-year anesthesiology resident at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City.
AMA journal of ethics
|October 6, 2023
概括
Delirium是一种常见的急性脑功能障碍,随着年龄和复杂性而显著增加,导致严重的健康问题和死亡率. 临床协议和认知友好政策等策略旨在预防和管理老年患者的这种情况.
科学领域:
- 老年病的医生 老年病的医生
- 神经学 神经学
- 内部医学 内部医学
背景情况:
- 妄想是一种普遍存在的急性脑功能障碍,特别是在老龄化和医学复杂的人群中.
- 它的存在与大量的发病率有关,包括认知能力下降,运动能力下降,抑郁症和制度化.
- 痴呆症也与死亡率的增加有关.
研究的目的:
- 突出老年人痴呆症的共同点和影响.
- 为了强调妄想和不良健康结果之间的关联.
- 引入开发临床方案和认知友好的政策,用于妄想管理.
主要方法:
- 审查现有关于妄想患病率和结果的文献.
- 分析与妄想相关的发病率和死亡率.
- 检查妄症预防和治疗的组织策略.
主要成果:
- 痴呆症的患病率随着患者的年龄和医疗复杂性而升级.
- 显著的负面健康后果包括认知障碍,移动性问题,抑郁症和制度化.
- 增加的死亡率是与妄想有关的关键结果.
结论:
- 痴呆症对老年人和复杂患者的健康和福祉构成重大威胁.
- 积极的措施,包括临床方案和认知友好的护理,对于管理妄想至关重要.
- 有效的预防和治疗策略对于减轻妄想的不良影响至关重要.
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