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  • The frequency and influencing factors of common geriatric syndromes in hospitalized patients

    Author(s)
    Ni, Biyu
    Pu, Lihui
    Tan, Min
    Wang, Ying
    Hu, Xiuying
    Liu, Zuoyan
    Griffith University Author(s)
    Pu, Lihui
    Year published
    2020
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    Background: Geriatric syndromes affect the quality of life of older adults and pose a heavy burden on society and families. Comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) is a multi-dimensional diagnotic process including medical assessment, physical function assessment, cognitive and psychological function assessment, social/environmental factors assessment. Objective: This study investigated ten common geriatric syndromes by CGA in hospitalized patients and aimed to provide guidance for the comprehensive management of senile patients. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted with 376 older inpatients from two tertiary ...
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    Background: Geriatric syndromes affect the quality of life of older adults and pose a heavy burden on society and families. Comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) is a multi-dimensional diagnotic process including medical assessment, physical function assessment, cognitive and psychological function assessment, social/environmental factors assessment. Objective: This study investigated ten common geriatric syndromes by CGA in hospitalized patients and aimed to provide guidance for the comprehensive management of senile patients. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted with 376 older inpatients from two tertiary hospitals in Chengdu, China. The survey contained ten geriatric syndromes, including daily living capacity, swallowing disorders, polypharmacy, comorbidities, chronic pain, malnutrition, falls, urinary incontinence, chronic constipation, and pressure sore. Frequency and influencing factors of these geriatric syndromes were assessed by CGA. Results: The highest prevalence of CGA in this study was functional independence which accounted for 89.10% of the 376 patients, followed by malnutrition risk (69.68%), chronic pain (68.09%), polypharmacy(65.16%), chronic constipation(51.60%),urinary incontinence (40.96%). Risk of falls accounted for 35.11% of the total, which was similar to the pressure ulcers risk (33.51%). 13.83% had dysphagia. Only 3.72% of all the patients had comorbidities. There were significant differences in the prevalence of chronic pain and high risk of falls between men and women (P <0.05). There were statistic differences in the prevalence of polypharmacy, chronic pain, high risk of falls, urinary incontinence, and constipation among elderly patients of different ages (P <0.05). Multiple regression analysis showed that the age was the most important factor for geriatric syndromes. Besides, gender, exercise, diet, smoking, economy, culture, marriage, living condition and medical payment were also the influencing factors of geriatric syndromes. Conclusions: Geriatric syndromes were common in China elderly inpatients and age is the most important influencing factor.
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    Journal Title
    Acta Medica Mediterranea
    Volume
    36
    Issue
    3
    DOI
    https://doi.org/10.19193/0393-6384_2020_3_325
    Subject
    Cardiorespiratory Medicine and Haematology
    Clinical Sciences
    Science & Technology
    Life Sciences & Biomedicine
    Medicine, General & Internal
    General & Internal Medicine
    Comprehensive geriatric assessment
    Publication URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/10072/402106
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