TÌNH TRẠNG ĐA BỆNH LÝ MẠN TÍNH CỦA NGƯỜI CAO TUỔI TẠI BỆNH VIỆN HỮU NGHỊ ĐA KHOA NGHỆ AN

Abstract

Multiple chronic conditions (MCCs) are the presence of two or more chronic diseases, reducing quality of life, especially in the elderly. Objective: To assess the characteristic of multiple chronic conditions in the elderly at Nghe An General Friendship Hospital. Subjects and methods: A cross-sectional descriptive study conducted on  338 patients aged 60 years and older at Nghe An General Friendship Hospital from June 2022 to March 2023. Result: The average age was 72.71 ± 8.09; the proportion of female accounted for 48.8% and male accounted for 51.2%. Multiple chronic conditions rate was 83.4%, of which 0-1 diseases accounted for 16.6%; 2 diseases accounted for 31.3%; 3 diseases accounted for 23.6%; 4 diseases accounted for 17.1% and 5 diseases accounted for 11.2%. The percentage of patients with hypertension was highest (59.5%), following by lipid metabolism disorders (40.2%), diabetes mellitus (25.4%), heart failure (23.1%), dementia (20.4%), arthritis (16%), osteoporosis (18.6%) and other diseases. Conclusion: Multiple chronic conditions rate in the elderly at Nghe An General Friendship Hospital was high. Routine screening for multiple chronic diseases is necessary to improve the quality of patient care.