




Impact of animal-assisted interventions on cognitive impairment in the elderly:a systematic review
YANG Zijiang,KANG HuaSchool of Nursing,Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine,Sichuan 610075 ChinaCorresponding Author KANG Hua,E-mail:kanghua@cdutcm.edu.cn
Abstract Objective:To systematically review the impact of animal-assisted interventions on cognitive impairment in the elderly.Methods:Literature on the application of animal-assisted interventions to elderly patients with cognitive impairment was retrieved from CNKI,WanFang Database,VIP,PubMed,EMbase,the Cochorane Library,and Web of Science,from the establishment of databases to June 26,2023.Two researchers independently screened the literature and extracted relevant data.The Meta-analysis was conducted using RevMan software.Results:A total of 9 relevant documents were included,involving 796 cases of elderly patients with cognitive impairment.Meta-analysis results showed that animal-assisted interventions could improve depressive symptoms (SMD=-1.21,95%CI-1.79- -0.63,Plt;0.000 1),agitation symptoms (MD=-4.66,95%CI -5.48- -3.84,Plt;0.01),and cognitive function (MD=1.31,95%CI 1.21-1.41,Plt;0.01).Conclusions:Existing evidence shows that animal-assisted interventions can help improve depression,agitation symptoms,and cognitive functions in elderly patients with cognitive impairment.Since this study′s results are inconsistent with previous studies and the included articles are limited,more high-quality studies are still needed for validation and supplementation.
Keywords animal-assisted interventions;elderly;cognitive impairment;systematic review;nursing
摘要 目的:系統(tǒng)評價動物輔助干預(yù)對老年認知障礙的影響。方法:檢索中國知網(wǎng)(CNKI)、萬方數(shù)據(jù)庫、維普數(shù)據(jù)庫(VIP)和PubMed、EMbase、the Cochorane Library、Web of Science中關(guān)于動物輔助干預(yù)應(yīng)用于老年認知障礙病人的文獻,檢索時限為建庫至2023年6月26日。由2名研究員獨立篩選文獻并提取相關(guān)數(shù)據(jù),采用RevMan軟件進行Meta分析。結(jié)果:共納入9篇相關(guān)文獻,涉及796例老年認知障礙病人。Meta分析結(jié)果顯示,動物輔助干預(yù)可以改善老年認知障礙的抑郁癥狀[SMD=-1.21,95%CI(-1.79,-0.63),Plt;0.000 1]、激越癥狀[MD=-4.66,95%CI(-5.48,-3.84),Plt;0.01]及認知功能[MD=1.31,95%CI(1.21,1.41),Plt;0.01]。結(jié)論:當前證據(jù)表明,動物輔助治療有助于改善老年認知障礙病人的抑郁、激越癥狀及認知功能,由于該研究結(jié)局與既往研究有部分結(jié)果不一致及納入文獻有限,仍需更多高質(zhì)量的研究驗證和補充。
關(guān)鍵詞 動物輔助干預(yù);老年人;認知障礙;系統(tǒng)評價;護理
doi:10.12102/j.issn.2095-8668.2024.13.005
隨著人口老齡化進程的加快,老年認知障礙的發(fā)病率逐年上升,已成為全球共同面臨的公共衛(wèi)生和社會問題[1]。研究表明,全球有超過5 000萬人患有認知障礙,世界上每3 s就會有1個新的癡呆癥病例發(fā)生。預(yù)計到2050年,這一數(shù)字將增加到1.52億人[1]。認知障礙是指言語、學(xué)習(xí)、記憶、執(zhí)行、視覺空間和思維判斷等多種認知功能中的一種或多種受損,導(dǎo)致大腦高級智能加工過程出現(xiàn)異常情況[2]。老年人是認知障礙的高發(fā)群體,根據(jù)認知損害程度及所處病程的不同,老年認知障礙包括主觀認知障礙、輕度認知障礙和癡呆階段[3]。由于認知障礙的病因及發(fā)病機制仍不明確,治療方法也尚在摸索中。目前,針對老年認知障礙的治療手段主要包括藥物治療和非藥物干預(yù)。……