Gender Differences in the Association between Frailty, Cognitive Impairment, and Self-Care Behaviors Among Older Adults with Atrial Fibrillation
- Authors
- Son, Youn-Jung; Lee, Kyounghoon; Kim, Bo-Hwan
- Issue Date
- Jul-2019
- Publisher
- MDPI
- Keywords
- atrial fibrillation; gender; frailty; cognition; self-care behaviors
- Citation
- INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH, v.16, no.13
- Journal Title
- INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH
- Volume
- 16
- Number
- 13
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/cau/handle/2019.sw.cau/36430
- DOI
- 10.3390/ijerph16132387
- ISSN
- 1660-4601
1660-4601
- Abstract
- Atrial fibrillation (AF), common in older adults, increases the risk of heart failure, stroke, and all-cause mortality. Self-care behaviors help avoid adverse events in older patients with AF. However, while frailty and cognitive impairment can contribute to poor self-care behaviors, few studies have explored these relationships in older adults with AF. This cross-sectional study aims to determine associations between frailty, cognitive impairment, and self-care behaviors among older adults with AF by gender. A total of 298 patients with AF aged 60 and over were assessed with a self-reported questionnaire consisting of the Korean version of the FRAIL scale, modified mini-mental state examination, and self-care scale for AF. Prevalence of frailty and prefrailty in men and women was around 11% and 48.4% and 28% and 47.4%, respectively. According to the hierarchical linear regression analysis, in men, prefrailty (beta = -2.874, p = 0.013) and frailty (beta = -7.698, p < 0.001) were associated with self-care behaviors; in women, frailty (beta = -5.476, p = 0.003), and cognitive impairment (beta = -3.350, p = 0.044) were associated with self-care behaviors. Developing individualized care plans will require periodic screening of older patients with AF to determine their frailty status and cognitive function.
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