Influence of nursing intervention on cardiovascular risk factors of elderly patients with impaired glucose tolerance / 中国实用护理杂志

ABSTRACT

[Objective] To explore the influence of nursing intervention in reducing cardiovascular risk factors in elderly patients with impaired glucose tolerance.[Methods] From May 2009 to June 2011,216 cases of elderly patients in the clinic of our hospital with impaired glucose tolerance were randomly divided into the intervention group and the control group with 108 cases in each.The control group adopted traditional routine care,and the intervention group received nursing intervention.The duration of followup and intervention was six months.The collected data included basic situation,and tested blood pressure,blood sugar,total cholesterol(TC),triglycerides(TG),high-density lipoprotein cholesterol(HDLC)and low density lipoprotein cholesterol(LDL-C)before and after follow-up.[Results] For both two groups of patients,blood sugar levels were decreased,the decreased level in the intervention group was higher than that of the control group.[Conclusions] Nursing intervention for the elderly patients with impaired glucose tolerance plays a significant role in reducing cardiovascular risk factors and improving IGT prognosis.