Effect of forgetting curve based self-management on cognitive function， daily living ability and treatment efficacy of patients with mild cognitive impairment

Abstract

ObjectiveTo discuss the effect of forgetting curve based self-management on cognitive function， daily living ability and treatment efficacy of patients with mild cognitive impairment （MCI）.MethodsSimple random sampling method was adopted to enroll 162 MCI patients who met the diagnostic criteria of "Expert Consensus on the Prevention and Treatment of Cognitive Impairment in China" in Nanchong Physical and Mental Hospital and Gaoping Ledele Seniors-Oriented Apartment from April 2020 to June 2021. The selected individuals were classified into study group and control group according to random number table methods， each with 81 cases. Both groups received routine intervention， based on this， study group received the forgetting curve based self-management. The interventions lasted for 3 months in two groups， and patients were assessed using Montreal Cognitive Assessment Scale （MoCA） and Activity of Daily Living Scale （ADL） at the baseline and end of interventions. Then the clinical efficacy was compared between groups.ResultsAfter intervention， an increase was found in MoCA and ADL scores in both groups （tcontrol group=25.004， 12.503， tstudy group=48.211， 24.949， P<0.01）， and post-intervention MoCA and ADL scores in study group were higher than those in control group （t=28.527， 9.433， P<0.01）. The overall efficacy rate was 86.42% in control group， which was lower than 96.30% in study group， with statistical difference （χ²=5.004， P<0.05）.ConclusionForgetting curve based self-management may ameliorate the cognitive function and daily living ability in MCI patients， thus improving the treatment efficacy.

Keywords

• mild cognitive impairment
• forgetting curve
• self-management
• daily living ability
• efficacy