SITUATION OF FRAILTY SYNDROME INPATIENTS WITH HEART FAILURE IN NGHE AN FRIENDSHIP GENERAL HOSPITAL AND SOME RELATED FACTORS

Hữu Tân Nguyễn1,, Hồng Phương Phạm1, Thắng Phạm2, Viết Lực Trần2,3, Ngọc Tâm Nguyễn2,3, Ngọc Tâm Nguyễn2,3
1 NGHE AN FRIENDSHIP GENERAL HOSPITAL
2 Central Geriatric Hospital
3 HMU

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Objective: To describe the situation of frailty syndrome inpatients with heart failure in Nghe An Friendship General Hospital and some related factors. Methods: Cross-sectional descriptive study analysis. Results: Out of the 306 patients aged 60 years and older who were inpatients at the Emergency Department and Cardiology Center, Nghe An Friendship General Hospital, from April to December 2022. Diagnosis of heart failure according to the Guidelines for Diagnosis and Treatment of Acute and Chronic Heart Failure, of the Ministry of Health 2020. Determine the status of vulnerable syndrome according to the modified Edmonton scale- REFS. The results showed that the vulnerable syndrome is a common health problem in elderly patients with heart failure accounting for 58.8%. Conclusion: Age, BMI, EF, stage of heart failure, and NYHA were statistically significantly related to the prevalence of Frailty Syndrome in elderly heart failure patients at the Nghe An Friendship General Hospital.

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