The Relationship Between Frailty and Psychosocial Adjustment in Older Adults with COPD
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2025
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Galenos Publ House
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info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
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Objective: Frailty in older adults can manifest through various symptoms; reduced oxygen capacity is one of its prominent indicators. As individuals age, the prevalence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), a condition characterized by diminished oxygenation, also tends to increase. COPD and frailty can cause psychosocial adjustment difficulties. The study investigated the relationship between frailty and psychosocial adjustment in older adults with COPD. Materials and Methods: This descriptive-correlational study was conducted with 137 older patients who met the inclusion criteria. Data were collected using a patient identification form, the Psychosocial Adjustment to Illness Scale-self report (PAIS-SR), and the Edmonton Frail Scale (EFS). Results: Participants had a mean PAIS-SR score of 54.37 +/- 12.91. They had a mean EFS score of 6.79 +/- 3.83. Age and COPD stage affected their median PAIS-SR scores (p<0.05). Age, education, occupation, and hospitalization also affected their EFS scores (p<0.05). There is a negative correlation between frailty and psychosocial adjustment. Moreover, the COPD stage and frailty are associated with psychosocial adjustment. Conclusion: The frailer the older COPD patients are, the lower their psychosocial adjustment. Poor psychosocial adjustment is associated with COPD stages and frailty. Age, education, hospitalization, and psychosocial adjustment are predictors of frailty. Older COPD patients with low education levels, advanced disease stages, and frequent hospitalizations should be assessed for frailty and psychosocial adaptation. Evaluating patients may help us detect frail patients with low adaptation levels. In that way, we can meet patients' monitoring and care needs in the early period.
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Adjustment, aging, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, frailty, geriatric nursing
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European Journal of Geriatricsand Gerontology
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7
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