Influence of mild extrapyramidal signs on the living ability of the aged and nursing countermeasures / 医学研究生学报

ABSTRACT

Objective: To explore the influence of mild extrapyramidal signs(EPS) on the ability of daily living(ADL) of aged people and the countermeasures in nursing.Methods: We recruited 131 aged people without overt neurologoical diseases,rated their EPS and ADL according to an abbreviated version of the motor portion of the Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale(UPDRS) and assessed the influence of EPS on ADL by logistic regression analysis.Results: Those with EPS were significantly more advanced in years(P