Incidence and evaluation of geriatric syndromes in hospitalized patients

VernacularTitle:住院患者老年综合征发生率及评估分析
Author: Jie LI ; Xiuli CHENG ; Xiangrong GUAN ; Caixia XU ; Guodong WANG ; Jian KONG
Keywords: Inpatients; Syndrome
From: Chinese Journal of Geriatrics 2017;36(3):266-268
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective To examine the practice and value of comprehensive geriatric assessment(CGA)in geriatric care by conducting comprehensive evaluation of hospitalized elderly patients.Methods CGA was carried out in 91 hospitalized patients at our hospital from July 2015 to October 2015.Patients aged 65-75(6 cases),76-85(38 cases)and ＞85-99 years(47 cases)were assigned into three Groups.The incidence of geriatric syndromes ineach age group was calculated,and characteristics of geriatric syndromes among the patients were analyzed.ResultsFrailty had the highest incidence among all age groups 69(64.8％).In Group 65-75 years old,pain was mostfrequently reported 2(33.3％);in Group 76-85 years old,the three most frequent syndromes were frailty,dementiaand falls;in Group 85-99 years old,frailty,polypharracy and rnalnutrition occurred most often.Up to 37.4％％ of the patients showed coexistence of 3-4 common geriatric syndromes,and only 14.2％ of the patients had none Conclusions Frailty,dementia,falls,polypharrnacy,and malnutrition are the most common geriatric syndromes in hospitalized elderly patients.Coexistence of multiple geriatric syndromes is common among these patients.