International Journal of Nursing Research

Objective: To observe the clinical effect of rehabilitation nursing and extended nursing for elderly cerebral infarction patients. Methods: In the specific implementation of this study, a total of 500 elderly cerebral infarction patients were included as research objects, all of which were admitted to the neurology department of our hospital from 2020 to 2022. According to the order of admission, 500 patients were divided into control group and observation group, 250 cases in each group, and routine nursing, rehabilitation nursing and extended nursing were respectively administered to them, and the specific nursing effects of the two groups were compared. Results: Firstly, the neurological function of patients in the two groups was evaluated at three time periods: "upon admission", "upon discharge" and "3 months after discharge". The National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) was used as the assessment tool. The results showed that the NIHSS scores of the observation group at "discharge" and "3 months after discharge" were lower than those of the control group (P < 0.05). Secondly, the quality of life of patients in the two groups after nursing intervention was evaluated by SF-36 scale, and the results showed that the scores of quality of life of patients in the observation group were higher than those in the control group (P < 0.05). Conclusion: The implementation of rehabilitation nursing and extended nursing for elderly cerebral infarction patients is helpful to ensure the continuity and effectiveness of nursing intervention, reduce nerve injury and improve quality of life.

Elderly cerebral infarction patients; Rehabilitation nursing; Extended care; Quality of life