The investigation of relationship between family function and unhealthy mood in patients with vascular dementia / 中国实用护理杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To investigate the relationship between family function and unhealthy mood in patients with vascular dementia (VD).Methods 120 VD patients were investigated by the Family APGAR index (APGAR),Hamilton Depression Scale (HAMD),Hamilton Anxiety Scale (HAMA),and Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE).Results 98 cases (81.7％) were in depression with anxiety.Family dysfunction was presented in 83.3％ of 120 VD patients.The mild and moderate cognitive impairment were present in 55.8％ and 44.2％.The score of MMSE,the total score and factors scores of APGA were negatively related to the score of HAMD and HAMA.The score of MMSE was positively related to the total score and factors scores of APGA.The family dysfunction,self-reported financial burden and cognitive disorder were the risk factors of unhealthy mood (OR＞1).Conclusions The results suggest that improvement of VD patients' family function,reducing the economic burden and enhancing cognitive function can possibly relieve the unhealthy mood of patients.