TY - JOUR
T1 - Frailty is associated with pain and cognitive function in older people in post-acute care settings
AU - Tse, Mimi M.Y.
AU - Kwan, Rick Y.C.
AU - Ho, Simone S.M.
AU - Davidson, Patricia M.
AU - Cheng, Peggy P.P.
AU - Yeung, Suey S.Y.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2019 Elsevier Inc.
PY - 2020/9/1
Y1 - 2020/9/1
N2 - Background: To describe pain, cognitive function, and frailty of older people in post-acute care settings and examine the association between the three elements. Methods: This cross-sectional study involved 142 participants from a rehabilitation ward and a geriatric day centre. Pain, cognitive function and frailty were assessed using Brief Pain Inventory, Abbreviated Mental Test, and 5-item Frail Scale respectively. Results: Participants were mostly women (51.7%) with a mean age of 76.5 (SD 7.8). Mean scores for pain, cognition, and frailty were 9.0 ± 1.0, 4.0 ± 2.8, and 2.2 ± 1.2, respectively. Cognition had a significant inverse association with frailty (β = −0.160, p = 0.047), and pain had a significant positive association with frailty (β = 5.122, p < 0.001). This linear regression model explained a variance of 0.269. Conclusions: The study demonstrated the association between pain, cognitive function, and frailty. In predicting frailty, however, more studies are required to determine the predictive value and cut-off points for pain and cognitive measures.
AB - Background: To describe pain, cognitive function, and frailty of older people in post-acute care settings and examine the association between the three elements. Methods: This cross-sectional study involved 142 participants from a rehabilitation ward and a geriatric day centre. Pain, cognitive function and frailty were assessed using Brief Pain Inventory, Abbreviated Mental Test, and 5-item Frail Scale respectively. Results: Participants were mostly women (51.7%) with a mean age of 76.5 (SD 7.8). Mean scores for pain, cognition, and frailty were 9.0 ± 1.0, 4.0 ± 2.8, and 2.2 ± 1.2, respectively. Cognition had a significant inverse association with frailty (β = −0.160, p = 0.047), and pain had a significant positive association with frailty (β = 5.122, p < 0.001). This linear regression model explained a variance of 0.269. Conclusions: The study demonstrated the association between pain, cognitive function, and frailty. In predicting frailty, however, more studies are required to determine the predictive value and cut-off points for pain and cognitive measures.
KW - Cognition
KW - Frailty
KW - Pain
KW - Rehabilitation
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85064899395&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.gerinurse.2019.04.001
DO - 10.1016/j.gerinurse.2019.04.001
M3 - Article
C2 - 31053385
AN - SCOPUS:85064899395
SN - 0197-4572
VL - 41
SP - 530
EP - 535
JO - Geriatric Nursing
JF - Geriatric Nursing
IS - 5
ER -