Original Article
Influence of social supports on frailty in elderly maintenance hemodialysis patients
Ye Liqin, Zhou Ying, Zhang Hailin, Yin Lixia, Zhang Yongping
Published 2019-01-14
Cite as Chin J Geriatr, 2019, 38(1): 72-75. DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0254-9026.2019.01.017
Abstract
ObjectiveTo investigate the current situations of the frailty and the perceived social support and explore the influence of social support on the frailty in elderly maintenance hemodialysis patients.
MethodsThe 237 elderly patients with maintenance hemodialysis were investigated by the Fried frailty phenotype and the perceived social support scale in this cross-sectional study.
ResultsThe prevalence of frailty was 163(68.8%)in 237 patients.The level of perceived social support was low.The frailty was negatively correlated with the social support score, family support, friends support, and other support(r=-0.326, -0.129, -0.301 and -0.230, respectively, all P<0.05). Multiple logistic regression analysis showed that friends support, dialysis vintage, Charlson comorbidity index(CCI)score and activities of daily living(ADL)score were the main influential factors for frailty in elderly maintenance hemodialysis patients.
ConclusionsMedical staff should evaluate the frailty in elderly patients with maintenance hemodialysis, and the frailty can be alleviated by improving the support of friends.
Key words:
Maintenance hemodialysis; Frailty; Social support
Contributor Information
Ye Liqin
Blood Purification Center, the Affiliated Lianyungang Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, Lianyungang 222002 China
Zhou Ying
Department of Nursing, Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou 221004, China
Zhang Hailin
Blood Purification Center, the Affiliated Lianyungang Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, Lianyungang 222002 China
Yin Lixia
Blood Purification Center, the Affiliated Lianyungang Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, Lianyungang 222002 China
Zhang Yongping
Blood Purification Center, the Affiliated Lianyungang Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, Lianyungang 222002 China