Effects of All-Inclusive and Hierarchical Rehabilitation Nursing Model Combined with Acupuncture on Limb Function and Quality of Life in Elderly Patients with Cerebral Infarction during Convalescence

Abstract

Objective. To investigate effects of all-inclusive and hierarchical rehabilitation nursing model combined with acupuncture on limb function and quality of life in elderly patients with cerebral infarction during convalescence. Methods. Eighty elderly patients with cerebral infarction who were treated in our hospital (February 2018–February 2020) and met the inclusion and exclusion criteria were chosen as the research objects, and their materials were analyzed in the way of retrospective study. They were equably randomized into observation group and reference group. Based on the acupuncture treatment, the patients in the observation group and the reference group were given routine rehabilitation nursing and all-inclusive and hierarchical rehabilitation nursing respectively for three months. The simplified Fugl-Meyer Assessment (FMA) scores, Modified Edinburgh-Scandinavian Stroke Scale (MESSS) scores, Activities of Daily Living Scale (ADL) scores, and Stroke-Specific Quality of Life Scale (SS-QOL) scores in the two groups before and after intervention were recorded, and the changes of limb function, neurological function, and living quality of the patients in the two groups were analyzed. Results. Compared with the reference group, the observation group after intervention achieved prominently higher FMA score ( $P$  < 0.001), markedly lower MESSS score ( $P$  < 0.001), and signally higher SS-QOL scores ( $P$  < 0.05). After intervention, the observation group achieved obviously higher ADL score than the reference group (68.88 ± 8.91 vs 59.00 ± 8.38, $P$  < 0.001). Conclusion. The all-inclusive and hierarchical rehabilitation nursing model combined with acupuncture can accelerate the recovery of neurological function of the elderly patients with cerebral infarction, enhance the rehabilitation of their limb function, and markedly improve their quality of life. Therefore, this model has referential significance in clinic.