https://scholars.lib.ntu.edu.tw/handle/123456789/511140
標題: | Prevalence of geriatric conditions: A hospital-wide survey of 455 geriatric inpatients in a tertiary medical center | 作者: | CHERYL CHIA-HUI CHEN CHUNG-JEN YEN YU-TZU DAI CHARLOTTE WANG Huang G.-H. |
公開日期: | 2011 | 卷: | 53 | 期: | 1 | 起(迄)頁: | 46-50 | 來源出版物: | Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics | 摘要: | The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of common geriatric conditions in a tertiary medical center. We conducted a cross-sectional, hospital-wide survey of 455 inpatients, aged 65 and older, from 24 medical and surgical units of a 2200-bed urban academic medical center in Taiwan. Patients were screened in face-to-face interviews for 15 geriatric conditions. The prevalence of geriatric conditions was determined and compared by medical versus surgical services. Our sample of participants had a mean age of 75.3 ± 6.1 years (±S.D.), range = 65-92. The prevalence of geriatric conditions ranged from 5% (pressure ulcers) to 57% (polypharmacy; taking > 5 prescriptions). The majority was visually impaired (74%) and complained of sleep disturbance during their hospital stay (58%). Prevalence rates of certain geriatric conditions differed significantly between medical and surgical units, suggesting that care should address not only common conditions but also those with higher rates on different units. Furthermore, high rates of geriatric conditions indicate strong needs for care that does not fit into traditional disease models of medicine. Care should be better targeted to address different risks for geriatric conditions of medical versus surgical geriatric inpatients in acute care settings. ? 2010 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. |
URI: | https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-79958012126&doi=10.1016%2fj.archger.2010.06.003&partnerID=40&md5=27d3a4f26ef6235b3aac6d64aa9b62f6 https://scholars.lib.ntu.edu.tw/handle/123456789/511140 |
ISSN: | 0167-4943 | DOI: | 10.1016/j.archger.2010.06.003 | SDG/關鍵字: | aged; anemia; article; chewing difficulty; cognitive defect; cross-sectional study; decubitus; dehydration; depression; dysphagia; feces incontinence; female; functional status; geriatric patient; hearing impairment; hospital patient; hospitalization; human; major clinical study; male; malnutrition; mastication; medical unit; pain; polypharmacy; prevalence; priority journal; sensory dysfunction; sleep disorder; surgical ward; Taiwan; tertiary health care; urban area; urine incontinence; visual impairment; ward; Academic Medical Centers; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Cross-Sectional Studies; Female; Geriatric Assessment; Health Surveys; Humans; Inpatients; Male; Polypharmacy; Pressure Ulcer; Prevalence; Sleep Disorders; Taiwan; Visually Impaired Persons |
顯示於: | 流行病學與預防醫學研究所 |
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