To examine the degree of involvement of elderly patients in medical decision-making and identify the factors influencing the involvement.
Methods
150 elderly participants were recruited from 2023 to 2024. Data on patients’ involvement in medical decision-making, preferred role, satisfaction, social support, and sociodemographic characteristics were collected via self-report questionnaires. Structured multiphase regression analyses were adopted to identify factors that influenced the patients’ involvement.
Results
The mean overall involvement score was 0.78 (SD = 0.26). Elderly participants who were female (β = 0.092, P = 0.029), had spouses (β = 0.222, P = 0.004) or relatives (β = 0.208, P = 0.030) as primary caregivers, or retired (β = 0.327, P = 0.034) had a significantly higher overall involvement.
Conclusions
Healthcare professionals should prioritize identifying individuals who exhibit lower levels of involvement in medical decision-making and work towards removing the barriers that impede their active involvement.
目的:了解老年患者对医疗决策的参与程度,并探讨影响其参与程度的因素。方法:从2023年至2024年招募150名老年受试者。通过自我报告问卷收集患者参与医疗决策、偏好角色、满意度、社会支持和社会人口学特征的数据。采用结构化多阶段回归分析确定影响患者受累的因素。结果:平均总累及评分为0.78 (SD = 0.26)。女性(β = 0.092, P = 0.029)、配偶(β = 0.222, P = 0.004)或亲属(β = 0.208, P = 0.030)为主要照顾者或退休(β = 0.327, P = 0.034)的老年参与者总体参与程度显著较高。结论:医疗保健专业人员应优先识别在医疗决策中表现出较低参与度的个体,并努力消除阻碍他们积极参与的障碍。
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Pub Date : 2025-10-17DOI: 10.1016/j.gerinurse.2025.103689
Laura Mateos-González , Julio Rodríguez-suárez , Jose Antonio Llosa , Sara Menéndez-espina , Esteban Agulló-tomás
Aim
To analyse the link between Musculoskeletal Disorders (MSDs) and certain psychosocial risk factors in the context of geriatric nursing aides. To explore social support at work as a mediating variable between other psychosocial risks and the onset of musculoskeletal symptoms.
Methods
A cross-sectional observational study was carried out. Data from a sample of 526 nursing aides working in 35 residential centres for the elderly of a Spanish region were collected. Validated scales such as the Nordic Musculoskeletal Questionnaire and Job Content Questionnaire were used to measure prevalence of musculoskeletal disorders and different psychosocial risks (psychological demand, social support from supervisors and peers, control over work). A parallel mediation analysis was carried out to determine the mediating role of social support at work on the relationship between the psychological job demands and MSDs.
Results
Psychological demand and social support at work were significantly linked (U = 17,792; U = 18,766, p < .001) to musculoskeletal health.The results from the parallel mediation analysis showed that the indirect effect of the psychological demand on MSDs via social support form supervisors was also statistically significant (β = 0.079; CI = 0.034; 0.137) but not so in the case of social support from peers (β= - 0.008; CI= - 0.041; 0.010).
Conclusions
Psychological demand and social support are risks significantly associated with musculoskeletal health. Social support received from supervisors acts as a protective factor against MSDs in workers with high-demand jobs. However, social support from peers does not have a significant effect on the model proposed.
目的:分析老年护理人员中肌肉骨骼疾病(MSDs)与某些社会心理危险因素之间的关系。探讨工作中的社会支持作为其他社会心理风险与肌肉骨骼症状发作之间的中介变量。方法:采用横断面观察研究。研究人员收集了西班牙某地区35个老年人居住中心526名护理人员的数据。使用北欧肌肉骨骼问卷和工作内容问卷等有效量表来测量肌肉骨骼疾病的患病率和不同的社会心理风险(心理需求、主管和同伴的社会支持、对工作的控制)。通过平行中介分析,确定工作中社会支持在心理工作需求与心理障碍之间的中介作用。结果:心理需求和工作社会支持与肌肉骨骼健康显著相关(U = 17,792; U = 18,766, p < .001)。平行中介分析结果显示,心理需求通过上级社会支持间接影响留守儿童(β= 0.079; CI= 0.034; 0.137),同伴社会支持间接影响留守儿童(β= - 0.008; CI= - 0.041; 0.010)。结论:心理需求和社会支持与肌肉骨骼健康显著相关。从主管那里获得的社会支持是高要求工作的工人防止msd的保护因素。然而,同伴的社会支持对所提出的模型没有显著影响。
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Pub Date : 2025-10-17DOI: 10.1016/j.gerinurse.2025.103688
Xinxin LI , Xinkai ZHOU , Yingxia LI , Yating HAN , Hongmei MA , Ruiqi WANG , Xiao ju TENG , Mei Sin CHONG , Si Qi YOONG , Ying JIANG
Aim
This study aimed to determine the factors associated with low self-awareness of fall risk among older hospitalized patients, and to develop a nomogram and evaluate its internal validity for identifying older hospitalized patients with lower self-awareness of fall risk.
Methods
A cross-sectional study was conducted at a tertiary hospital affiliated with Wannan Medical College in Anhui, China. Between October 2023 and March 2024, 605 participants were recruited using a convenience sampling method. Data collection was conducted using the Self-awareness of Falls in Elderly Scale (SAFE), the Help-Participation-Loneliness-Financial-Talk scale (HALFT), the Tilburg Frailty Inventory (TFI), and a self-developed general information questionnaire. Multivariate logistic regression analyses were performed to identify significant factors associated with low self-awareness of fall risk. A nomogram predictive model for low self-awareness of fall risk was constructed using the R4.3.3 software. The performance of the nomogram was evaluated using receiver operator characteristics (ROC), area under the curve (AUC), calibration curves, and decision curves analysis (DCA). Internal validation was implemented using 1000 bootstrap samples to mitigate overfitting.
Results
17.9 % of the older hospitalized patients had low self-awareness regarding their fall risk(N = 605). A comprehensive nomogram prediction model was developed, incorporating factors such as fall history in the past year, monthly income, disease type, HALFT score, TFI score, and physical activity level. The area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUC) for the nomogram model was 0.895 (95 % confidence interval: 0.863, 0.928), while the maximum Yoden index for the nomogram prediction model was 0.643, using bootstrap 1000 resampling method, the calculated AUC mean value was 0.911.
Conclusion
We develop a nomogram model that could potentially help healthcare professionals in early identification of older patients at risk of low self-awareness of fall risk during hospitalization. However, further external validation is needed in the future.
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Pub Date : 2025-10-17DOI: 10.1016/j.gerinurse.2025.103686
Seda Sönmez , Mehmet Top
Purpose
This study aimed to identify factors contributing to treatment burden in older patients with COPD and to examine its mediating role between comorbidity and health-related quality of life (HRQoL).
Methods
A cross-sectional study was conducted with 332 outpatients with COPD. Treatment burden was assessed using the Treatment Burden Questionnaire (TBQ), HRQoL with the COPD Assessment Test (CAT), and comorbidity with the COTE Index. Additional measures included the Medication Regimen Complexity Index (MRCI), the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS), and the Self-Efficacy for Managing Chronic Disease scale (SEMCD).
Results
Treatment burden was higher among individuals with older age, more comorbidities, more severe COPD grade, and complex treatment regimens. Higher self-efficacy and social support were associated with lower treatment burden. Treatment burden also mediated the relationship between comorbidity and HRQoL.
Conclusions
This study highlights the need for targeted strategies to address treatment burden in older patients with COPD.
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Pub Date : 2025-10-17DOI: 10.1016/j.gerinurse.2025.103663
Gideon Dzando , Paul Ward , Lillian Mwanri , Dennis Asante , Eunice Okyere , Rachel C. Ambagtsheer
Objective
To synthesize the best available evidence on the perceptions and experiences of aging among older people in Sub-Saharan Africa using the Ecological Systems Theory as a framework.
Methods
The study was conducted according to the Enhancing Transparency in Reporting the Synthesis of Qualitative Research (ENTREQ) framework. A systematic search was performed across six databases (PubMed, CINAHL, Africa Journal Online, Google Scholar, Scopus, and Web of Science). Primary studies were analysed using a hybrid thematic analysis approach.
Results
Overall, 30 studies conducted in nine countries met the inclusion criteria. The perceptions and experiences of aging were influenced by familial bonds and intergenerational tensions, healthcare and community interactions, economic conditions and national policies, gender dynamics, and historical and socio-cultural shifts.
Conclusion
The interventions for older people in Sub-Saharan Africa require approaches that are both culturally and contextually sensitive to their needs at both micro and macro levels of policy and care.
目的:以生态系统理论为框架,综合撒哈拉以南非洲老年人对老龄化的认知和经验的最佳证据。方法:本研究按照提高定性研究综合报告透明度(ENTREQ)框架进行。系统检索了六个数据库(PubMed, CINAHL, Africa Journal Online, b谷歌Scholar, Scopus和Web of Science)。初步研究采用混合专题分析方法进行分析。结果:总体而言,在9个国家进行的30项研究符合纳入标准。对老龄化的看法和经历受到家庭纽带和代际关系紧张、医疗保健和社区互动、经济条件和国家政策、性别动态以及历史和社会文化转变的影响。结论:针对撒哈拉以南非洲老年人的干预措施需要在政策和护理的微观和宏观层面对他们的需求具有文化和背景敏感性的方法。
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Pub Date : 2025-10-17DOI: 10.1016/j.gerinurse.2025.103685
Howe Liu PT, PhD, MS, FGSA , Yasser Salem PT, PhD , Connor Murphy BS , Ngozi Akotaobi DPT , Eric Arguello PT, PhD
This study aimed to describe exercise programs in assisted living facilities (ALFs) across 12 facilities (totally 1167 residents at the time) in an urban area of the United States, involving 216 residents (18.51%, 216/1167) who were able to walk to the activity room with or without assistive devices. Data collected included participant demographics, activity director information, and exercise parameters. Among participants, 55% (119/216) used assistive devices such as walkers or canes, and only 16.8% (20/119) had their devices assessed by a healthcare profession with last 12 months. Activity directors had 2 to 12 years of experience with varied educational backgrounds. All facilities offered seated exercises, while four also included standing exercises. Exercise programs focused on a range of motion, some combined with resistance or functional training, occurring 3-5 times per week for 30-45 minutes. Despite differences in director’s experience, most programs were low intensity, emphasizing flexibility and light resistance. The findings revealed a predominance of low-intensity regimens and indicated a need for better training for activity directors in moderate and high intensity aerobic and strengthening exercises, and need of encouraging for more residents to engage in physical activity.
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Pub Date : 2025-10-16DOI: 10.1016/j.gerinurse.2025.103665
Sha Huang MD , Jianqun Li BD , Yang Li BD , Yan Guo BD , Qiying Zhou BD , Xiaoli Wu BD , Yan Wang BD , Xiaoyan Chen MD
Objective
The objective of this research was to investigate the association between the Geriatric Nutritional Risk Index (GNRI) and its components body mass index (BMI) and albumin (ALB) and septic shock in hospitalized older patients with community acquired pneumonia (CAP).
Methods
This was a retrospective observational analysis. GNRI was calculated as 14.89 × serum ALB (g/ dL) +41.7 × BMI/22 (kg/m2). The association between ALB, BMI, GNRI, and septic shock was examined using logistic regression analysis.
Results
This study enrolled 794 older patients with CAP. With ALB, BMI, and GNRI as continuous variables, the incidence of septic shock reduced with the rise of ALB (OR=0.935, 95 %CI: 0.906–0.964, P < 0.001) and GNRI (OR=0.962, 95 %CI: 0.945–0.979, P < 0.001). When ALB, BMI, and GNRI were classified variables, low ALB groups and low GNRI groups had a higher probability of developing septic shock compared to high ALB groups and high GNRI groups (ALB: OR=1.94, 95 % CI: 1.323–2.847; GNRI: OR=2.071, 95 % CI: 1.413–3.036). However, we found that BMI was unrelated to septic shock.
Conclusion
The findings showed that ALB and GNRI, but not BMI, are strongly associated with the risk of septic shock in older patients with CAP.
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This study aimed to explore differences in the utilization of informal, formal, and medical care between frail and non-frail older adults.
Methods
This was a cross-sectional, population-based survey study with a stratified probabilistic sample of adults aged ≥ 75 years living in South Tyrol (Autonomous Province of Bolzano, Italy). A random sample of 3600 community-dwelling older adults living at home was invited to complete a questionnaire that included frailty (PRISMA-7) and single self-developed items on the care utilization. Descriptive and logistic regression analyses were performed to analyze the data.
Results
A total of 1695 (47 %), community-dwelling older adults completed the survey with 33.9 % (574) considered frail. Frail older adults were more likely to use informal and formal care (OR = 5.24, P < 0.001), including occasional care from family members (79.1 %), private family assistants (20.7 %), and care from home care services (14.5 %). Regular GP visits (15 %) were not significantly associated with frailty.
Conclusions
Frail older adults in South Tyrol use informal and formal care to effectively manage their health ‘at home.’ Regular GP visits and geriatric nursing care as part of a community-based interprofessional program for the prevention and management of frailty are indicated to mitigate the increased informal and formal care needs.
简介:本研究旨在探讨体弱和非体弱老年人在非正式、正式和医疗保健利用方面的差异。方法:这是一项横断面、基于人群的调查研究,分层概率样本为居住在南蒂罗尔(意大利博尔扎诺自治省)年龄≥75岁的成年人。随机抽取3600名社区居家老年人填写问卷,问卷内容包括脆弱性(PRISMA-7)和自理单题。采用描述性和逻辑回归分析对数据进行分析。结果:共有1695名(47%)社区居住老年人完成了调查,其中33.9%(574)被认为虚弱。体弱老年人更倾向于使用非正式和正式护理(OR = 5.24, P < 0.001),包括家庭成员的偶尔护理(79.1%)、私人家庭助理(20.7%)和家庭护理服务(14.5%)。定期去看全科医生(15%)与虚弱没有显著的关系。结论:南蒂罗尔的体弱老年人使用非正式和正式护理来有效地管理他们“在家”的健康。定期全科医生访问和老年护理作为社区预防和管理虚弱的跨专业计划的一部分,表明可以减轻增加的非正式和正式护理需求。
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Pub Date : 2025-10-16DOI: 10.1016/j.gerinurse.2025.103668
Lin Wang , Yuwen Wang , Yuxi Wang , Liwei Wang , Sheng Luo , Yuxiu Liu
Objective
This study was to examine the mediating role of geriatric psychological capital between depression and older adults’ self-neglect.
Methods
This was an exploratory quantitative cross-sectional study conducted in Shandong Province, China. The Scale of the Elderly Self-neglect (SESN), the Geriatric Depression Scale-Short Form (GDS-SF), and the Elderly’s Psychological Capital Questionnaire (EPCQ) were used to evaluate the older adults’ self-neglect, the older adults’ depression, and the geriatric psychological capital respectively.
Results
A total of 304 community older adults were included. Depression was significantly correlated with older adults’ self-neglect (r = 0.197, P < 0.05). Geriatric psychological capital plays a significant mediating role between depression and older adults’ self-neglect, explaining 39.01% of the total effect.
Conclusion
Depression is negatively associated with psychological capital, and lower psychological capital is linked to increased older adults’ self-neglect. By comprehending this mediating effect, interventions can be formulated to boost psychological capital and diminish the risk of depression and older adults’ self-neglect.
目的:探讨老年心理资本在抑郁症与老年人自我忽视之间的中介作用。方法:这是一项在中国山东省进行的探索性定量横断面研究。采用《老年人自我忽视量表》(ssn)、《老年人抑郁量表简表》(GDS-SF)和《老年人心理资本问卷》(EPCQ)分别对老年人自我忽视、老年人抑郁和老年人心理资本进行评估。结果:共纳入304名社区老年人。抑郁与老年人自我忽视显著相关(r = 0.197, P < 0.05)。老年心理资本在抑郁与老年人自我忽视之间起显著中介作用,解释总效应的39.01%。结论:抑郁与心理资本呈负相关,心理资本低与老年人自我忽视增加有关。通过理解这种中介作用,可以制定干预措施来提高心理资本,减少抑郁症和老年人自我忽视的风险。
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Pub Date : 2025-10-13DOI: 10.1016/j.gerinurse.2025.103638
Yuru Luo MD , Fengling Dai Ph.D , Jing Luo MD , Xuejie Liu BD , Yue Wang BD , Mei Ju MD
Background
This study aims to investigate the comprehensive ability status and influencing factors of elderly people living in long-term care institutions in Southwest China, and provide evidence for improving the quality of elderly care services.
Method
This cross-sectional study surveyed elderly people in 22 long-term care institutions in three cities in southwestern China. Use the industry standard "Assessment of Elderly Ability" questionnaire for evaluating the ability status of elderly people in China, and conduct statistical analysis on the results.
Results
A total of 706 valid questionnaires were collected in this survey. The average age of the survey subjects is 84.47 years old, with 13.47% of elderly people having intact comprehensive abilities, 61.98% of elderly people with mild disabilities, and 13.07% and 11.49% of elderly people with moderate to severe disabilities, respectively. Logistic regression analysis shows that factors such as age, gender, religious beliefs, educational level, and occupation all have an impact on the ability status of elderly people.
Conclusion
The comprehensive ability status of the elderly surveyed in this study is at a moderate level, and the influencing factors show differences and diversity. The provision of medical and elderly care resources should be combined with the comprehensive abilities of the elderly population, and corresponding elderly care service measures should be taken.
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