Practical Geriatrics ›› 2021, Vol. 35 ›› Issue (1): 24-27.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1003-9198.2021.01.007

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Relationship between sleep disorders and frailty in elderly inpatients

LAI Xiao-xing, BO Lin, ZHU Hong-wei, HUO Xiao-peng   

  1. LAI Xiao-xing, BO Lin, ZHU Hong-wei. Department of Health Care; HUO Xiao-peng. Department of Nursing, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing 100730, China
  • Received:2020-01-27 Published:2021-01-12

Abstract: Objective To explore the relationship between sleep disorders and frailty in the elderly inpatients. Methods A total of 501 hospitalized elderly patients were investigated and evaluated with general information questionnaire, Tilburg Frailty Scale and Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI). Results The incidence rate of sleep disorders was 56. 5%, and the incidence rate of frailty was 31. 3% in the elderly inpatients. There were significant differences in the scores of each dimension and total score of Tilburg Frailty Scale among the elderly inpatients with different sleep quality (P<0. 01). The scores of seven factors and total score of PSQI were positively correlated with the total score of Tilburg Frailty Scale (P<0. 05). Conclusions The incidence rates of sleep disorders and frailty are high in the elderly inpatients. The prevention and intervention management of sleep disorders should be carried out from multiple dimensions, so as to improve the health level of elderly patients.

Key words: aged, frailty, sleep disorder, inpatient

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