Abstract:OBJECTIVE To analyze the application value of continuous nursing interventions in the treatment of elderly patients with ischemic cerebral stroke. METHODS A total of 75 elderly patients with ischemic cerebral stroke were selected and randomly divided into observation group (n=38) and control group (n=37). After admission, both groups received routine medications or surgery. Control group received discharge guidelines before discharge, on which basis observation group received 6-month continuous nursing interventions. The improvement of patients’ compliance to drugs and treatment, activities of daily living (ADL), fugl-meyer assessment (FMA) and quality of life (QOL) as well as recurrence rates within 6 months were observed in both groups. RESULTS 6 months after discharge, patients’ compliance to drug and treatment was improved significantly in observation group (P＜0.05), which was improved more significantly than that in control group (P＜0.05). 3 and 6 months after discharge, Barthel index (BI), FMA, and stroke-specific quality of life (SS-QOL) scores were increased prominently at discharge, which were increased more significantly in observation than that in control group (P＜0.05 or P＜0.01). The recurrence rate within 6 months after discharge was 2.63% in observation group, notably lower than the 21.62% in control group (P＜0.05). CONCLUSION Application of continuous nursing interventions to elderly patients with ischemic cerebral stroke can effectively improve their ADL, accelerate the recovery of motion capacity, promote QOL and exert positive function in preventing stroke recurrence.