1.Current status and influencing factors of frailty among elderly inpatients in Zunyi City
Shuang LI ; Xiaoli YUAN ; Zhixia JIANG ; Xiaoling YANG ; Heting LIANG ; Xiaoling ZHAO ; Chaoping WANG
Chinese Journal of Modern Nursing 2024;30(6):796-800
Objective:To explore the current status of frailty among elderly inpatients in Zunyi City and analyze its influencing factors.Methods:From October 2022 to March 2023, convenience sampling was used to select elderly patients who were hospitalized and treated at six hospitals, namely the Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University, the First People's Hospital of Zunyi, Guizhou Aerospace Hospital, Zunyi Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, and People's Hospital of Honghuagang District, Zunyi, as the research subject. The study subjects were surveyed using the General Information Questionnaire, Barthel Index, Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, Geriatric Depression Scale, and Fatigue, Resistance, Ambulation, Illness, Loss of Weight Scale. Multivariate Logistic regression was used to analyze the influencing factors of frailty in elderly inpatients in Zunyi City.Results:A total of 4 013 questionnaires were distributed and 3 853 valid questionnaires were collected, with an effective response rate of 96.01% (3 853/4 013). The incidence of frailty in elderly inpatients was 15.05% (580/3 853). Multivariate Logistic regression analysis showed that the coexistence of multiple diseases, types of long-term medication, activities of daily living, sleep quality, and depression were the influencing factors for frailty in elderly inpatients ( P<0.05) . Conclusions:The incidence of frailty in elderly inpatients was high. Medical and nursing staff should pay attention to elderly inpatients with the coexistence of multiple diseases, long-term use of multiple medications, decreased activities of daily living, poor sleep quality, and depressive emotions, and develop targeted intervention measures for them.