Impact of nursing interventions based on Kales conceptual model on agitated behaviours of dementia patients
Objective To investigate the impact of nursing interventions based on Kales conceptual model on agitated behaviours of dementia patients.Methods A total of 80 dementia patients were randomly divided into two groups using a random number table.Patients in the control group(n=40)received routine care,while those in the observation group(n=40)received the nursing interventions based on Kales concept model on top of the routine care.The agitated behaviours and quality of life of the two groups were compared before,2 weeks and 4 weeks after the intervention.Results The repeated measures ANOVA showed statistically significant differences in three time points in terms of the time effect,inter-group effect and interactive effects on the scores of agitations and quality of life(all P<0.05).After the intervention,the score of agitations in the observation group was significantly lower than that of the control group(P<0.05),and the score of quality of life in the observation group was significantly higher than that in the control group(P<0.05).Conclusion The nursing interventions based on Kales conceptual model is effective in reducing agitations of dementia patients and improving the quality of life.
Kales conceptual modeldementiabehavioural and psychological symptomsagitation