一种基于网络的方法来探索独居的社区老年人之间的并发病模式
Chiyoung Lee1, Yeon-Hwan Park2,3, Belong Cho4,5
1School of Nursing & Health Studies, University of Washington Bothell, 18115 Campus Way NE, Bothell, WA, 98011, USA.
GeroScience
|November 4, 2023
概括
这项研究揭示了单独生活的老年人复杂的并发症模式,将骨质疏松症确定为核心疾病,并突出了改善健康管理的关键疾病关联.
科学领域:
- 老年学是指老年学的学科.
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 网络医学 网络医学
背景情况:
- 在社区生活的老年人中,特别是那些独自生活的老年人中,详细的并发病模式仍未得到充分研究.
- 了解这些模式对于老龄化人口的有效医疗管理至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 通过基于网络的方法,研究单独生活的社区老年人之间的并发病模式.
- 在这个人口群体中识别中心疾病和不同集群的同时发生的疾病.
主要方法:
- 一个韩国城市单独生活的1041名老年人 (≥65岁) 的横截面队列被分析.
- 使用并发症网络分析来检查31种慢性疾病之间的关联,通过观察到预期比率 (OER) 测量关联强度.
- 一个集群检测算法确定了特定的组合疾病的特定分组.
主要成果:
- 十五种疾病形成了一个相互连接的网络 (OER > 1, p < .05).
- 骨质疏松症成为最主要的疾病,尽管高血压的流行率很高.
- 最强的关联包括甲状腺疾病/尿失禁,慢性中耳炎/骨质疏松症,胃十二指肠/胃炎/贫血,抑郁症/胃十二指肠/胃炎 (OER>1.85).
- 确定了三个不同的并发症集群: (a) 眼睛,肌肉骨和泌尿/甲状腺疾病; (b) 代谢和心血管疾病; (c) 心理健康和胃肠道/血液病症.
结论:
- 这项研究在单独生活的老年人中发现了显著的并发症网络和集群.
- 研究结果强调骨质疏松症是关键的中心疾病,这表明它在管理同时出现的疾病中的重要性.
- 这些见解可以为针对性干预提供信息,以便在这个脆弱人群中早期诊断和治疗并发病症.
相关概念视频
Documentation in Long-Term and Home Healthcare Setting
897
Documentation in long-term care facilities and home healthcare settings is crucial for ensuring continuous, coordinated, and comprehensive care for patients. Each setting has its specific documentation processes and tools:
Long-Term Care Facilities
Long-Term Care Facilities
897
Cross-Sectional Research
11.3K
In cross-sectional research, a researcher compares multiple segments of the population at the same time. If they were interested in people's dietary habits, the researcher might directly compare different groups of people by age. Instead of following a group of people for 20 years to see how their dietary habits changed from decade to decade, the researcher would study a group of 20-year-old individuals and compare them to a group of 30-year-old individuals and a group of 40-year-old...
11.3K
Longitudinal Research
12.0K
Sometimes we want to see how people change over time, as in studies of human development and lifespan. When we test the same group of individuals repeatedly over an extended period of time, we are conducting longitudinal research. Longitudinal research is a research design in which data-gathering is administered repeatedly over an extended period of time. For example, we may survey a group of individuals about their dietary habits at age 20, retest them a decade later at age 30, and then again...
12.0K
Relationship Formation
40.0K
What do you think is the single most influential factor in determining with whom you become friends and whom you form romantic relationships? You might be surprised to learn that the answer is simple: the people with whom you have the most contact. This most important factor is proximity. You are more likely to be friends with people you have regular contact with. For example, there are decades of research that shows that you are more likely to become friends with people who live in your dorm,...
40.0K
Community Based Intervention
45
Community-based interventions in mental health represent a paradigm shift from institution-centered care to treatments embedded within the fabric of local communities. By prioritizing inclusion and leveraging existing societal structures, this approach fosters a supportive environment conducive to addressing mental health challenges while promoting individual dignity and agency.
Foundations of Community Mental Health Programs
Central to the success of community-based interventions is the...
Foundations of Community Mental Health Programs
Central to the success of community-based interventions is the...
45
Factors Affecting Illness
4.2K
When a person's physical, emotional, intellectual, social development or spiritual functioning is compromised, this deviation from a healthy normal state is called illness. Illness creates stress that in turn harms individuals. Irritation, anger, denial, hopelessness, and fear are behavioral and emotional changes an individual experiences in the phases of illness. A variety of factors influence a person's health and well-being.
For instance, risk factors are connected to illness,...
For instance, risk factors are connected to illness,...
4.2K


