Current situation and influential factors of cognitive frailty among elderly patients in Urumqi, China / 中国实用护理杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective:To investigate the current status of cognitive frailty among elderly patients in Urumqi and to identify its influencing factors.Methods:From March to December 2019, the elderly from 3 tertiary hospitals′ geriatrics centers in Urumqi were recruited using the general information questionnaire, FRAIL Scale, Montreal Cognitive Assessment and Clinical Dementia Rating.Results:A total of 1 006 elderly patients were surveyed, among which, 131(13.0%) cases were deemed to have developed cognitive frailty. The results of multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that age, depression, Instrumental Activities of Daily Living Scale score and diabetes were influencing factors of cognitive frailty ( P<0.001). Conclusion:The prevalence rate of cognitive frailty in elderly patients is relatively high. Medical staff should attach great importance to the assessment of cognitive frailty in elderly patients and take targeted intervention in time to prevent, slow down or reverse the onset and development of cognitive frailty.