Investigation of chronic disease and geriatric syndrome in hospitalized elderly patients with multimorbidity
10.3760/cma.j.issn.0254-9026.2019.02.014
- VernacularTitle:住院老年共病患者的慢性疾病和老年综合征分析
- Author:
Lijuan GUAN
1
;
Minghong DENG
;
Lingxiao WANG
;
Shanping CHEN
;
Qian LIU
;
Ting LI
;
Jing SHEN
;
Xiaomei ZHENG
;
Rongmei LAI
;
Bihui WANG
Author Information
1. 成都市第五人民医院老年病科 611130
- Keywords:
Hospitalized;
Multimorbidity;
Chronic disease;
Geriatric syndrome
- From:
Chinese Journal of Geriatrics
2019;38(2):176-180
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To investigate the distribution of chronic disease and geriatric syndrome in hospitalized elderly patients with multimorbidity by chronic disease investigation and comprehensive geriatric assessment.Methods A total of 176 patients aged ≥60 years admitted into the geriatric department in our hospital were selected,and demographic factors were collected.Their chronic diseases and geriatric syndrome were recorded.The comprehensive geriatric assessment was consummated,and the biochemical indicators for chronic disease and geriatric syndrome were detected.Results All patients suffered from two or more kinds of chronic diseases.The top three most common diseases were hypertension (112 cases),diabetes (94 cases),and respiratory diseases (73cases).The sum of chronic diseases kinds were ≥3 in 137 patients,≥4 in 78 patients,≥5 in 40 patients.The amount of chronic diseases showed an increased tendency along with ageing.Totally 175 patients had more than one geriatric syndrome,the top three most common types were frailty and prefrailty(133 cases),visual impairment (117 cases),impaired daily activities (107 cases).There were significant differences in the number of geriatric syndrome among different age groups(x2 =16.989,P ＜ 0.001).Spearman analysis showed that the number of patients with geriatric syndrome were positively correlated with age(r =0.307,P＜0.001).Conclusions The prevalence of chronic disease and geriatric syndrome is high in hospitalized elderly patients with multimorbidity,which is increased with aging.We should pay attention to the screening of chronic disease and geriatric syndrome in multimorbid elderly patients
