OCCUPATION AND HEALTH ›› 2023, Vol. 39 ›› Issue (21): 2944-2948.

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Correlation analysis on cognitive frailty prevalence and its relationship with expectations regarding aging among the elderly in rural areas of Shanxi Province

CHEN Ling1, GAO Huanling1, WEI Fangfang2, YANG Yulin1   

  1. 1. Fenyang College,Shanxi Medical University,Fenyang Shanxi 032200,China;
    2. Department of Orthopedics,Fenyang Hospital of Shanxi Province,Fenyang Shanxi 032200,China
  • Received:2023-03-21 Revised:2023-04-17 Online:2023-11-01 Published:2026-03-26
  • Contact: GAO Huanling,Associate professor,E-mail:1723212444@qq.com

Abstract: Objective To investigate the status of cognitive frailty and its relationship with expectations regarding aging among the elderly in rural areas in Fenyang City of Shanxi Province. Methods A total of 247 elderly people living in rural areas of Fenyang City in Shanxi Province were selected by the convenient samplingfrom November 2021 to February 2022,they were investigated with general date questionnaire,Fried phenotype of frailty,mini-mental status examination and the expectations regarding aging-12 scale,and the data were analyzed. Results The incidence of cognitive frailty among the elderly in rural areas of Fenyang City in Shanxi Province was 39.7%.The total score of expectations regarding aging[MP25,P75)] was 26(20,29)points,and the score of expectations regarding physical health,mental health and cognitive function was 8(6,8),10(8,11) and 8(6,10)points,respectively. There were statistically significant differences in the cognitive frailty condition among the elderly with different age,educational level,marriage status,smoking history,Charlson complication index,depressive status and activities of daily living(ADL)(all P<0.05). The cognitive frailty and expectations regarding aging are negatively correlated(r=-0.555,P<0.01). The advanced age,moderate and severe dependence onADL and depression were the risk factor of cognitive frailty(P<0.05),while high level of expectations regarding aging was protective factor(P<0.01). Conclusions The incidence of cognitive frailty among the elderly in rural areasof Fenyang City in Shanxi Province is high,and the expectations regarding aging is at high-to-moderate level. The cognitive frailty is associated with expectations regarding aging.The measures should be actively taken to improve the cognitive frailty and expectations regarding aging among the elderly in rural areas.

Key words: The elderly, Rural areas, Cognitive frailty, Expectations regarding aging

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