PMID- 38424686 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20240304 LR - 20240321 IS - 2054-1058 (Electronic) IS - 2054-1058 (Linking) VI - 11 IP - 3 DP - 2024 Mar TI - Prevalence, factors and early outcomes of frailty among hospitalized older patients with valvular heart disease: A prospective observational cohort study. PG - e2122 LID - 10.1002/nop2.2122 [doi] LID - e2122 AB - AIM: The aim was to investigate the prevalence of, and factors related to frailty, together with early clinical outcomes, in hospitalized older patients with valvular heart disease (VHD) in China. DESIGN: A prospective observational cohort study was conducted. METHODS: A validated prospective survey was conducted to assess the prevalence of frailty, factors associated with it, and early clinical outcomes in hospitalized older patients with VHD, utilizing Fried's criterion. A total of 207 consecutive participants aged 65 years and older who underwent cardiac surgery were included in the study, spanning from September 2021 to December 2021. RESULTS: Frailty was detected in 78 patients (37.7%). Patients with multimorbidity, a New York Heart Association (NYHA) class of III/IV, or masticatory dysfunction had a greater incidence of frailty (p < 0.05). Patients with a normal albumin level and a higher frequency of exercise had a lower incidence of frailty (p < 0.05). Patients with frailty had longer hospital and intensive care unit stays and greater hospitalization costs than did those without frailty (p < 0.05). The 30-day adverse event rate of the frail group was also greater (11.5% vs. 3.1%). Therefore, early screening for conditions such as multimorbidity, cardiac dysfunction, and hypoalbuminemia is urgently needed to effectively address frailty, as it has been linked to unfavourable early outcomes. Moreover, promoting exercise and improving masticatory function and nutrition are crucial for preventing and managing frailty in older patients with VHD. CI - (c) 2024 The Authors. Nursing Open published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd. FAU - Shen, Zhiyun AU - Shen Z AD - Department of Nursing, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China. FAU - Zhang, Yuan AU - Zhang Y AD - Department of Cardiology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China. FAU - Zhou, Daxin AU - Zhou D AD - Department of Cardiology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China. FAU - Lv, Jiaying AU - Lv J AD - Analytics, Novartis China, Shanghai, China. FAU - Huang, Chenxu AU - Huang C AD - Department of Nursing, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China. FAU - Chen, Yihong AU - Chen Y AD - Department of Nursing, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China. FAU - Zhang, Yuxia AU - Zhang Y AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-4419-7004 AD - Department of Nursing, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China. FAU - Lin, Ying AU - Lin Y AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-0943-2606 AD - Department of Nursing, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, China. LA - eng GR - 2022ZSQN07/Youth Fund of Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University/ GR - 2020YFC2008100/The National Key R&D Program of China/ GR - xk-082-011/The Cardiovascular Disease Nursing Program of Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University/ GR - FNF201935/Fuxing Nursing Research Fund of Fudan University/ PT - Journal Article PT - Observational Study PL - United States TA - Nurs Open JT - Nursing open JID - 101675107 SB - IM MH - Aged MH - Humans MH - *Frailty/epidemiology/complications/diagnosis MH - Frail Elderly MH - Prospective Studies MH - Prevalence MH - *Heart Valve Diseases/epidemiology/surgery/complications PMC - PMC10904767 OTO - NOTNLM OT - early outcomes OT - factors OT - frailty OT - frailty phenotype OT - valvular heart disease COIS- On behalf of all authors, the corresponding author states that there are no conflicts of interest. EDAT- 2024/03/01 06:44 MHDA- 2024/03/04 06:46 PMCR- 2024/02/29 CRDT- 2024/03/01 00:23 PHST- 2023/12/18 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2023/06/06 00:00 [received] PHST- 2024/02/07 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2024/03/04 06:46 [medline] PHST- 2024/03/01 06:44 [pubmed] PHST- 2024/03/01 00:23 [entrez] PHST- 2024/02/29 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - NOP22122 [pii] AID - 10.1002/nop2.2122 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Nurs Open. 2024 Mar;11(3):e2122. doi: 10.1002/nop2.2122.