Relationship between frailty index and drug use situation in elderly patients

VernacularTitle:老年住院患者用药情况与衰弱的关系分析
Author: Jing QIAO ¹ ; Qing WANG ; Qinghua ZHAO
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1. 100069 北京，首都医科大学附属复兴医院干保科
Keywords: Elderly patients; Medication; Frailty
From: Chinese Journal of Modern Nursing 2016;22(18):2539-2541
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective To analyse the relationship between frailty index(FI)and drug use situation in elderly patients.Methods For the cross-sectional study,data from participants aged 75 and over (n =88,male =46)of Fuxing Hospital.Demographic data,co-morbidity,patients′healthy condition were evaluated by fIrating scale according to Rockwood.Demographics data,co-morbidity and medication compliance (the types and amounts of the drugs)were recorded.Frailty was quantified as deficits accumulated in a frailty index (FI). Individuals were separated into three groups according to FI:frail (0.45≤FI <1 ),pre-frail (0.20