Nutritional and social support enhance cognitive function in acute cerebral infarction patients

Table 1 Comparison of general baseline data between the two groups, n (%)

Indicator	Research group (n = 59)	Control group (n = 59)	χ²/t	P value
Age (years)	67.3 ± 4.1	68.4 ± 4.2	1.440	0.153
Gender			0.034	0.852
Male	26	25
Female	33	34
Comorbidities
Hypertension	18	21	0.344	0.557
Coronary heart disease	19	14	1.051	0.305
Diabetes	9	6	0.687	0.407
BMI (kg/m2)	23.31 ± 2.23	23.88 ± 2.55	1.292	0.199
Education level (n)			1.264	0.260
Junior high school or below	32	38
High school or above	27	21

BMI: Body mass index.

Table 2 Comparison of nutritional status between the two groups

Nutritional status indicators	Research group (n = 59)		Control group (n = 59)
	Before intervention	After intervention	Before intervention	After intervention
Alb (g/L)	25.08 ± 6.75	34.11 ± 3.89a,b	24.86 ± 6.73	28.76 ± 4.31b
PA (mg/L)	120.54 ± 9.21	247.12 ± 16.12a,b	121.45 ± 9.22	185.42 ± 14.15b
Hb (g/L)	71.21 ± 9.13	85.33 ± 11.13a,b	71.25 ± 9.09	76.31 ± 12.65b

^aP < 0.05 vs the control group.

^bP < 0.05 vs pre-intervention in the same group.

Alb: Albumin; PAB: Prealbumin; Hb: Hemoglobin.

Table 3 Correlation between nutritional status and cognitive function

Cognitive indicator	Nutritional indicator	r	P value
ΔMMSE	ΔAlb	0.807	< 0.001
ΔMMSE	ΔPA	0.689	< 0.001
ΔMMSE	ΔHb	0.979	< 0.001
ΔMoCA	ΔAlb	0.948	< 0.001
ΔMoCA	ΔPA	0.878	< 0.001
ΔMoCA	ΔHb	0.940	< 0.001

Alb: Albumin; PAB: Prealbumin; Hb: Hemoglobin; MoCA: Montreal Cognitive Assessment; MMSE: Mini-Mental State Examination.

Table 4 Comparison of quality of life scores between the two groups (score)

Quality of life scores	Research group (n = 59)		Control group (n = 59)		t	P value
	Before intervention	After intervention	Before intervention	After intervention
Physical functioning	62.10 ± 8.55	78.22 ± 11.18a	62.34 ± 8.05	66.17 ± 9.34a	6.359	< 0.001
General health	81.22 ± 11.83	92.63 ± 7.22a	81.29 ± 9.23	86.64 ± 12.15a	2.793	0.003
Social functioning	60.22 ± 10.20	73.85 ± 11.23a	60.88 ± 10.23	65.54 ± 10.35a	4.175	< 0.001
Emotional role	50.54 ± 8.11	64.78 ± 9.67a	50.58 ± 8.18	56.42 ± 7.23a	5.309	< 0.001
Mental health	49.42 ± 7.50	69.22 ± 10.89a	49.41 ± 7.44	56.34 ± 7.67a	7.427	< 0.001

^aP < 0.05 vs pre-intervention within the same group.

Table 5 Comparison of nursing satisfaction between the two groups, n (%)

Group	Satisfied	Generally satisfied	Dissatisfied	Satisfaction rate
Research group (n = 59)	28 (47.46)	26 (44.07)	5 (8.47)	54 (91.53)
Control group (n = 59)	21 (35.59)	23 (38.98)	15 (25.42)	44 (74.58)
χ²	6.020
P value	0.014