作者: Marie Ernsth Bravell , Björn Westerlind , Patrik Midlöv , Carl-Johan Östgren , Lars Borgquist
DOI: 10.1016/J.ARCHGER.2010.06.011
关键词: Injury prevention 、 Polypharmacy 、 Poison control 、 Environmental health 、 Suicide prevention 、 Risk assessment 、 Medicine 、 Occupational safety and health 、 Malnutrition 、 Population
摘要: Knowledge about the need for care of elderly individuals in community dwellings and factors affecting their needs support is limited. The aim this study was to characterize frailty a population living Sweden relation co-morbidity, use drugs, risk severe conditions such as malnutrition, pressure ulcers, falls. In 2008, 315 were interviewed examined part SHADES-study. demonstrated co-morbidity (a mean three diseases) polypharmacy (an average seven drugs). More than half sample at one third developing nearly all (93%) had an increased falling great majority cognitive problems. Age, pulse pressure, body mass index, specific items from modified Norton scale (MNS), Downton fall index (DFRI), mini nutritional assessment (MNA-SF) related different outcomes, defining frailty. Based on results study, we suggest single set useful understanding improve individual based dwellings.