Status quo and influencing factors of frailty of community-dwelling elderly people
LI Kunpeng
WANG Yuhan
YAN Ying
ZHANG Yuanyuan
CHEN Jin'ao
JIN Bohua
ZHANG Linlin
Abstract：Objective:To investigate the current situation of frailty of community-dwelling elderly people,and to analyze its influencing factors.Methods:From March to June 2024,a stratified sampling method was adopted to select 762 elderly people living at home in communities from 6 cities in China as the survey subjects.The subjects were investigated by using a self-designed questionnaire and the Edmonton Frailty Scale(EFS).Results:The overall incidence of frailty of community-dwelling elderly people was 50.0%,among which it was 45.2%in northeast China,25.8%in north China,78.1%in central China,50.1%in east China,and 53.3%in south China.The age,polypharmacy,occupation,self-care ability,hospitalization due to illness within one year,self-perceived health status,dietary habits,monthly medication expenses,self-medication management methods,use of sedatives,use of anti-infection drugs,and regular physical examinations were the influencing factors of frailty in the elderly(P<0.05).Conclusions:The overall incidence of frailty of community-dwelling elderly people was relatively high.Community workers should implement interventions based on the influencing factors of frailty of community-dwelling elderly people,so as to reduce their incidence of frailty.
Keywords：elderly peoplefrailtyinfluencing factorscommunity nursing
Publication Date：2025-08-25
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-28(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：8( 2715-2722 )