Nursing Diagnosis Frail Elderly Syndrome
Definition
Frail Elderly Syndrome is defined as a dynamic state of unstable equilibrium that affects the older individual experiencing deterioration in one or more domain of health (physical, functional, psychological, or social) and leads to increased susceptibility to adverse health effects, in particular disability.
Nanda Nursing Diagnosis Classification for Frail Elderly Syndrome
Domain 1. Health Promotion => Class 2. Health Management => Frail elderly syndrome
Defining Characteristics of Frail Elderly Syndrome
- Activity intolerance
- Bathing self-care deficit
- Decreased cardiac output
- Dressing self-care deficit
- Fatigue
- Feeding self-care deficit
- Hopelessness
- Imbalanced nutrition: less than body requirements
- Impaired memory
- Impaired physical mobility
- Impaired walking
- Social isolation
- Toileting self-care deficit
Related Factors for Frail Elderly Syndrome
- Alteration in cognitive functioning
- Chronic illness
- History of falls
- Living alone
- Malnutrition
- Prolonged hospitalization
- Psychiatric disorder
- Sarcopenia
- Sarcopenic obesity
- Sedentary lifestyle