Planning care for nursing-home residents: cognitive impairment, functional independence, and accommodation services in nursing homes in the city of Zagreb.

IF 2.3 4区医学 Q2 MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL

Croatian Medical Journal Pub Date : 2025-08-31

Nada Tomasović Mrčela, Zrinka Mach, Marija Kušan Jukić, Marija Penava Šimac, Branko Kolarić

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Abstract

Aim: To assess whether the Mini-Mental State Examination, second edition (MMSE-2), scores were associated with the category of functional independence of nursing-home residents and the level of accommodation services they received.

Methods: This cross-sectional study enrolled 248 participants older than 65 residing in five county-owned nursing homes in the city of Zagreb from 2017 to 2019. Cognitive status was assessed with the standard version of the MMSE-2, and the level of functional independence with the modified Barthel scale index. We collected data on demographic, clinical, and social characteristics, including the level of accommodation services (I-III).

Results: MMSE scores were associated with the category of functional independence (χ2=21.11; P<0.001) and the level of accommodation services provided to nursing-home residents (χ2=38.87; P<0.001).

Conclusion: Cognitive impairment should be determined in nursing-home residents to facilitate the planning of long-term institutional care and the implementation of the prescribed standards based on the level of accommodation services.

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养老院居民的护理规划：萨格勒布市养老院的认知障碍、功能独立和住宿服务。

目的：评估简易精神状态检查第二版（MMSE-2）得分是否与养老院居民的功能独立性类别和他们接受的住宿服务水平相关。方法：这项横断面研究招募了248名年龄在65岁以上的参与者，他们于2017年至2019年住在萨格勒布市的五家县级养老院。认知状态采用标准版MMSE-2，功能独立水平采用改良Barthel量表指数。我们收集了人口统计、临床和社会特征的数据，包括住宿服务水平（I-III）。结果：MMSE得分与功能独立类别相关（χ2=21.11）；结论：应根据住宿服务水平确定养老院居民的认知障碍，以便于长期机构护理的规划和规定标准的执行。

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Croatian Medical Journal 医学-医学：内科

CiteScore

3.00

自引率

5.30%

发文量

105

审稿时长

6-12 weeks

期刊介绍： Croatian Medical Journal (CMJ) is an international peer reviewed journal open to scientists from all fields of biomedicine and health related research. Although CMJ welcomes all contributions that increase and expand on medical knowledge, the two areas are of the special interest: topics globally relevant for biomedicine and health and medicine in developing and emerging countries.