Cognitive frailty in older patients with chronic heart failure and its influencing factors / 中华老年医学杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective:To investigate the characteristics of cognitive frailty and its influencing factors in older patients with chronic heart failure.Methods:In this cross-sectional study, 300 older patients hospitalized for chronic heart failure in a tertiary hospital in Shandong Province between September 2021 and September 2022 were selected.A general information questionnaire, the mini-nutritional assessment scale-short form(MNA-SF), the athens insomnia scale(AIS), the ulca loneliness scale, the geriatric depression scale-5 item version(GDS-5), and the social support rating scale(SSRS)were used for assessment and influencing factors were identified by univariate and Logistic regression analysis.Results:Among 300 older patients with chronic heart failure, the prevalence of cognitive frailty was 75.3%(226 cases). Logistic regression analysis showed that age between 70-79 years( OR=0.543, 95% CI: 0.299-0.987), education level( OR=3.644, 95% CI: 1.780-7.461), weekly intellectual activity( OR=2.168, 95% CI: 1.082-4.334)and loneliness( OR=1.101, 95% CI: 1.032-1.175)were factors influencing cognitive frailty in older patients with chronic heart failure. Conclusions:The prevalence of cognitive frailty in older patients with chronic heart failure is high, and age, education level, weekly intellectual activity and loneliness are influencing factors, with education level having the greatest impact on older patients with chronic heart failure.