{"status":"ok","message-type":"work","message-version":"1.0.0","message":{"indexed":{"date-parts":[[2026,2,15]],"date-time":"2026-02-15T07:08:44Z","timestamp":1771139324499,"version":"3.50.1"},"reference-count":0,"publisher":"Juan Jos\u00e9 L\u00f3pez-Ibor Foundation","issue":"1","license":[{"start":{"date-parts":[[2026,2,15]],"date-time":"2026-02-15T00:00:00Z","timestamp":1771113600000},"content-version":"unspecified","delay-in-days":0,"URL":"https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/4.0\/"}],"content-domain":{"domain":[],"crossmark-restriction":false},"short-container-title":["Actas Esp Psiquiatr"],"abstract":"<jats:p>Background: This study aimed to investigate the effects of a combined approach of continuity of care and family supportive care on cognitive function and self-care ability in patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD).\nMethods: The clinical data of 135 patients with AD, who presented to China-Japan Friendship Hospital from April 2021 to April 2023, were retrospectively analysed. On the basis of the sequential introduction of different care protocols at China-Japan Friendship Hospital, the patients were categorised into three groups: the conventional group (n = 42, receiving conventional care), the continuity group (n = 49, receiving conventional care plus continuity of care) and the family group (n = 44, receiving conventional care, continuity of care, and family supportive care). Cognitive function (assessed using the Mini-Mental State Examination and Montreal Cognitive Assessment), self-care ability measured using the Barthel Index (BI), family support evaluated using the Perceived Social Support from Family Scale (PSS-Fa), and quality of life assessed via the Quality of Life in Alzheimer's Disease scale (QOL-AD) were compared across the three groups before and 3 months after the implementation of the respective care protocols.\nResults: At the 3-month mark, the family group demonstrated significantly higher BI, PSS-Fa and QOL-AD scores than the continuity and conventional groups, and the continuity group's scores on these measures were significantly higher than those of the conventional group (p &lt; 0.05).\nConclusions: The application of continuity of care combined with family supportive care in patients with AD is associated with positive effects on cognitive function, self-care ability, family support and quality of life. This finding suggests that this integrated care model may represent a superior option for the management of patients with AD. However, given the inherent limitations of retrospective designs in fully controlling for confounding variables, further validation through prospective, large-sample studies is warranted to confirm its efficacy and generalisability.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.62641\/aep.v54i1.2094","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,2,15]],"date-time":"2026-02-15T06:56:59Z","timestamp":1771138619000},"page":"187-198","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Effect of Continuity of Care Combined With Family Supportive Care on Cognitive Function and Self-Care Ability in Patients With Alzheimer's Disease"],"prefix":"10.62641","volume":"54","author":[{"given":"Min","family":"Wang","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Yonghui","family":"Xu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Huina","family":"Wang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Shurui","family":"Dou","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Jingjing","family":"Xu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Fanfan","family":"Wang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Yan","family":"Xu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"48925","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,2,15]]},"container-title":["Actas Espa\u00f1olas de Psiquiatr\u00eda"],"original-title":[],"link":[{"URL":"https:\/\/actaspsiquiatria.es\/index.php\/actas\/article\/download\/2094\/2818","content-type":"application\/pdf","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"text-mining"},{"URL":"https:\/\/actaspsiquiatria.es\/index.php\/actas\/article\/download\/2094\/2818","content-type":"unspecified","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"similarity-checking"}],"deposited":{"date-parts":[[2026,2,15]],"date-time":"2026-02-15T06:56:59Z","timestamp":1771138619000},"score":1,"resource":{"primary":{"URL":"https:\/\/actaspsiquiatria.es\/index.php\/actas\/article\/view\/2094"}},"subtitle":[],"short-title":[],"issued":{"date-parts":[[2026,2,15]]},"references-count":0,"journal-issue":{"issue":"1","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,2,15]]}},"URL":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.62641\/aep.v54i1.2094","relation":{},"ISSN":["1578-2735","1139-9287"],"issn-type":[{"value":"1578-2735","type":"electronic"},{"value":"1139-9287","type":"print"}],"subject":[],"published":{"date-parts":[[2026,2,15]]}}}