Abstract

Patients with schizophrenia have accelerated physical decline with age coupled with risk factors linked with frailty development. Our results show that poor endurance was the most prevalent frailty component and was closely associated with depression in late middle-aged patients with schizophrenia.

Author Details

Mei-Yeh Wang, PhD, RN, Department of Nursing, Cardinal Tien Junior College of Healthcare and Management, New Taipei City, Taiwan; Yun-Xuan Kang, MSN, Department of Nursing, Cardinal Tien Hospital, New Taipei City, Taiwan

Sigma Membership

Lambda Beta at-Large

Lead Author Affiliation

Cardinal Tien Junior College of Healthcare and Management, New Taipei, Taiwan

Type

Poster

Format Type

Text-based Document

Study Design/Type

N/A

Research Approach

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Keywords:

Frailty, Middle-Aged, Schizophrenia

Conference Name

29th International Nursing Research Congress

Conference Host

Sigma Theta Tau International

Conference Location

Melbourne, Australia

Conference Year

2018

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Correlates of frailty in late middle-aged patients with schizophrenia

Melbourne, Australia

Patients with schizophrenia have accelerated physical decline with age coupled with risk factors linked with frailty development. Our results show that poor endurance was the most prevalent frailty component and was closely associated with depression in late middle-aged patients with schizophrenia.