• Qin Si, Jing Guo, Yin-Ping Feng, Shui-Rong Luo, Zhong-Da Liu, and Guang-Nao Zhou.
• Department of Tuberculosis, Lishui Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Lishui, China.
• Medicine (Baltimore). 2024 May 31; 103 (22): e38212e38212.

BackgroundWe investigated the current state of frailty in elderly patients with tuberculosis and analyzed the factors that influence it.MethodsUsing a convenience sampling method, 120 elderly patients with tuberculosis were selected from the Department of Infectious Diseases at Lishui Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Zhejiang Province. A cross-sectional survey was conducted using general demographic questionnaires, the FRAIL (fatigue, resistance, aerobic capacity, illnesses, and loss of weight) screening scale, the self-rating depression scale (SDS), and a questionnaire on respiratory function exercise adherence. The influencing factors for depression were analyzed using logistic regression.ResultsThe average depression score of the 120 elderly patients with frailty and tuberculosis was 54.88 ± 5.61, indicating a mild level of depression. The correlation between this score and respiratory function exercise adherence was negative. According to a logistic regression analysis, marital status and payment methods were influencing factors for depression in these elderly patients with frailty and tuberculosis.ConclusionThere is a need to increase respiratory function exercise adherence among elderly patients with frailty and tuberculosis who have a high incidence of depression. Medical staff should assess adverse emotions in patients and their adherence to respiratory function exercises on a periodic basis.Copyright © 2024 the Author(s). Published by Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc.

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