Shared Risk Factors for Distinct Geriatric Syndromes in Older Taiwanese Inpatients.

doi:10.1097/NNR.0b013e3181eb31f6

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Title:	Shared Risk Factors for Distinct Geriatric Syndromes in Older Taiwanese Inpatients.
Authors:	Chen, Cheryl Chia-Hui;Dai, Yu-Tzu;Yen, Chung-Jen;Huang, Guan-Hua;Wang, Charlotte
Date:	2010-09-01
Issue Date:	2016-11-26 02:10:51 (UTC+8)
Publisher:	Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Abstract:	Background: Identifying shared common risk factors of geriatric syndromes is clinically useful in designing a unified approach to optimizing geriatric care. Objectives: The purpose of this study was to identify older Taiwanese inpatients' common shared risk factors among seven distinct geriatric syndromes: malnutrition, depression, cognitive impairment, functional dependence, incontinence, pressure ulcers, and dehydration. Method: A cross-sectional, hospital-wide survey was conducted to enroll inpatients (N = 455) older than 65 years and admitted to 24 medical and surgical units in a 2,200-bed urban academic medical center in northern Taiwan. Malnutrition was defined as a Mini-Nutritional Assessment score less than 17.5, depression was defined as a Geriatric Depression Scale score more than 10, cognitive impairment was considered a Mini-Mental State Examination score less than 20, and functional dependence was defined as a Barthel Index score less than 50. Incontinence, pressure ulcers, and dehydration were extracted from patients' medical records. Results: Participants had a mean age of 75.3 years (SD = 6.1 years, range = 65-92 years). The prevalence of geriatric syndromes ranged from 5% (pressure ulcers) to 33% (malnutrition). The selected geriatric syndromes were shown through logistic regression analysis to be predicted by female gender (odds ratio [OR] = 1.57-2.75), functional status (OR = 0.94-0.99), cognitive status (OR = 0.82-0.95), nutritional status (OR = 0.74-0.93), and depressive symptoms (OR = 1.07-1.26), supporting the notion of shared risk factors in geriatric syndromes. Conclusions: The findings support the theory that common geriatric syndromes have a shared set of risk factors-female gender, depressive symptoms, and functional, cognitive, and nutritional status. Revising care to target these shared risk factors in preventing common geriatric syndromes is theoretically sound.
Relation:	Nursing Research 59(5), pp.340-347
DOI:	10.1097/NNR.0b013e3181eb31f6
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