Background/Aims:The aim of this study was to investigate the precalence, risk factors, and impact of frailty status among elders living in long-term care facilities.
Methods: This study was a descriptive-correlation design. Purposice sampling was used to collect data from 27 elderly adults living in a private care institution located in the PingTung area. Data we obtained by structured questionnaires and physical examinations. SPSS for Window 15.0 statistical software was used for data analysis. Spearman rank correlation and Kruskal-Wallis on-way analysis of variance by ranks were used to determine the impact of frailty status on health-related quality of life.
Results: Fried and colleagues (2001) proposed criteria including unintentional weight loss, exhaustion, low physical activity, muscle weakness, and slow walking speed to determine frailty. The prevalence of frailty meeting three of the five criteria was 11.1%, whereas the percentage that met two of the five criteria was 11.1%. However, fulfillment of 1 or 2 criteria determing the pre-frailty was prevalent in a rate of 37.0%. The results of this study showed no statistically significant difference in the factors related to frailty and impact of institutions for the elderly. Negative correlations including physical component summary (r=-.185) and mental component summary (r=-.256) implied negative implied negative impact on health-related quality of life attributed to the increase in frailty status.
Conclusions: Our findings are useful for improving the knowledge of elderly frailty status in long-term care facilities and for developing the interventions for nursing staffs.
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11th-12th April 2012 CGUST International Conference, Taiwan
