ABSTRACT
Objective To investigate and analyze the chronic diseases and geriatric syndromes in elderly inpatients.Methods A total of 227 elderly patients undergoing the comprehensive geriatric assessment admitted into geriatric ward of our hospital from June to December in 2018 were retrospectively analyzed in this case-control study.The patients were divided into two groups aged 80-90 years(n=137)and 65-79 years(n=90).The prevalence of chronic diseases and distribution of geriatric syndromes were compared between the two groups.Results Among 227 patients,the top five chronic diseases were primary hypertension (155 cases,68.3 ％),cerebrovascular diseases (108 cases,47.8％),coronary heart disease(103 cases,45.4 ％),osteoarthrosis (9 cases,39.2 ％) and type 2 diabetes mellitus (79 cases,34.8％).The prevalence of chronic diseases and geriatric syndromes showed an increased tendency along with ageing in elderly patients.The incidence rate of malnutrition,nutritional risk,cognitive disorders,poor vision,hearing loss,fecal and urinary incontinence and constipation were higher in the group aged 80-90 years than in the group aged 65-79 years (P＜0.05).The decreases of activities of daily life and instrumental activities of daily life,and fragile were more severe in the group aged 80-90 years than in the group aged 65-79 years(P＞0.05).No significant difference was found between the two groups in the incidences of multidrug use,mood disorder,sleep disorder,chronic pain and falls.The prevalence of chronic diseases was positively correlated with the prevalence of geriatric syndromes(r =0.339,P ＜0.01).Conclusions Along with ageing in elderly inpatients,the number of chronic diseases is increased,geriatric syndromes are more obvious,and the function significantly declines in elderly inpatients.Elderly patients should receive the comprehensive geriatric assessment,in order to timely identify and intervene these geriatric problems.