The current status and influencing factors analysis of frailty in liver transplant candidates
Objective To investigate the current status of frailty in liver transplant candidates and to analyze the influencing factors.Methods The convenience sampling method was used to select 150 liver transplant candidates who were hospitalized in the Department of Liver Transplantation of a tertiary hospital in Hangzhou from July 2022 to July 2023.They were investigated by the general patient data,Fried Frailty Phenotype,Barthel Index,Nutrition Risk Screening 2002,General Health Status Scale.Statistical methods including single factor and multifactor analysis were conducted for influencing factors of frailty in liver transplant candidates.Results The pre-frailty and frailty rates in 145 liver transplant candidates were 42.07％and 45.52％,respectively,and only 12.41％were non-frailty.The results of ordered multiple Logistic regression showed that age,total bilirubin,hemoglobin,and general health status were influential factors in the frailty of liver transplant candidates(P＜0.05).Conclusion Liver transplant candidates have a high incidence of frailty.Age,total bilirubin,hemoglobin,and general health status are influential factors in frailty.Nurses should pay attention to the assessment of frailty in liver transplant candidates,and take timely and targeted nursing interventions to prevent or delay the occurrence and development of frailty.
Liver TransplantationFrailtyRoot Cause AnalysisNursing Care
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