Analysis of the current situation and relevant factors of the intrinsic capacity of senior citizen in elderly care institutions
10.3760/cma.j.cn114798-20250509-00398
- VernacularTitle:养老机构老年人内在能力现状及关联因素分析
- Author:
E GAO
1
;
Mingyue ZHANG
;
Yumei TIAN
;
Jie WANG
;
Chaoqun XING
;
Yue WU
Author Information
1. 宁夏医科大学护理学院，银川 750001
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Aged;
Nursing home;
Intrinsic capacity
- From:
Chinese Journal of General Practitioners
2025;24(7):852-860
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective:To understand the current situation and the relevant factors of the intrinsic capacity of the elderly in nursing institutions.Methods:It was a cross-sectional study. From December 2023 to February 2024, a total of 10 elderly people living in 5 institutions in Huaihua City, Hunan Province, 3 institutions in Changsha City, and 2 institutions in Yinchuan City, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, were conveniently selected. Relevant clinical data of the participants were collected through questionnaires. The 5 dimensions of motor, psychological, cognitive, vitality, and perceptual were selected to evaluate the intrinsic capacity of the participants, and their total intrinsic capacity scores were calculated by using the Short Physical Performance Battery, Geriatric Depression Scale, Mini-mental State Examination, Short-Form Mini-Nutritionalas Assessment and the Complaints Sensory Functioning, respectively. Multiple linear stepwise regression models were used to analyze the correlates of intrinsic competence in older adults in nursing facilities.Results:Two hundred and seventy institutionalized older adults were included in the analysis, aged (80.9±8.5) years, 117(43.33%) were male, and the length of residence in an institution was 1.50(0.83, 3.00) years.The intrinsic capacity score of the 270 institutionalized older adults was 2.24±0.97, of which 265(98.15%) had declining intrinsic capacity and 5(1.85%) had good intrinsic capacity. The results of multiple linear stepwise regression analysis showed that literacy level, economic source, occupation, frequency of exercise, use of smartphones, use of elderly mobility aids, and whether or not the elderly living in the nursing home received financial support from the state were independently associated with the intrinsic ability of the elderly living in the nursing home (all P<0.05). Conclusions:The overall level of intrinsic capacity of the investigated elderly in nursing homes is low, and literacy level, economic source, occupation, use of smartphones, use of elderly mobility aids, and whether the nursing home receives state financial support are independent correlates of the intrinsic ability of the elderly in nursing homes.
