Group Work Intervention In The Prevention Of Alzheimer’s Disease

China is one of the countries with an aging population.With the acceleration of aging,the prevalence of the elderly population is also increasing,which brings a heavy burden to society and families.Alzheimer’s disease is one of the common diseases of the elderly.Non-drug treatment of Alzheimer’s disease has become an alternative approach in the absence of major breakthroughs in drug treatment in the short term.As one of the non-drug treatment methods,social work has achieved good results in the field of prevention and treatment of Alzheimer’s disease abroad.In view of the current situation of China’s aging,starting from prevention can alleviate the dilemma facing our country at present.In recent two years,some domestic scholars began to try to apply social work methods to the prevention of Alzheimer’s disease.However,social work intervention in Alzheimer’s disease is still at the initial stage of exploration in our country.Practical experience is still in the stage of lack,and social work intervention has greater room for development.Based on the existing research at home and abroad,the author tries to use social work professional methods to intervene in the prevention of Alzheimer’s disease services.Through observation and interview,the author understands that most elderly people in welfare homes have cognitive decline problems and have a high risk of disease.Therefore,by recruiting and screening the members of the group,the author selected 8 elderly people with high risk of illness in Wuchang District Welfare Institution as the service object.and the group work is used to understand the manifestations and symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease,the learning and memory of effective prevention knowledge.Training,learning and acquiring new skills,interpersonal communication and other aspects to reduce the probability of Alzheimer’s disease,so as to achieve the effect of prevention.Applying process evaluation and result evaluation methods to evaluate the effectiveness: Adjusting the content of activities by self-reflection constantly in process evaluation,Evaluating the effect of every part by feedback of team members;The results were assessed by overallanalysis and calculation of the achievement of goals,changes in the mean values measured before and after the scale,The team members were interviewed and follow-up visits were conducted to evaluate the results.After the service,the group members have mastered the manifestations and symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease;the preventive knowledge learned in group activities has been mastered and applied;the group goals have reached the preset value;the pre-and post-test data of the scale have also changed,and the scores of most of the group members have been improved in the post-test.Through the observation and analysis of the whole process of this service,the following conclusions are drawn:1.Social work intervention in the field of prevention of Alzheimer’s disease can help to strengthen the elderly’s understanding of the basic knowledge of Alzheimer’s disease,scientifically understand Alzheimer’s disease and establish correct cognition;2.Intervention in the prevention of Alzheimer’s disease through group work can enhance the memory of the elderly,improve the activity level of the elderly and improve the cognitive status of the elderly;3.As a new type of activity,brain exercise and sign language exercise has a positive impact on the elderly,and it is worth further exploring and promoting.