Table 2 Health status of the participants (n = 393)
From: Self-neglect, frailty and depression among older women living in Southern Türkiye
Variables | n | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
Self-rated health status | Very good/good | 127 | 32.3 |
Moderate | 143 | 36.4 | |
Bad/Very bad | 123 | 31.3 | |
Chronic disease | Yes | 392 | 99.7 |
No | 1 | 0.3 | |
Number of chronic diseases | 0–1 | 136 | 34.6 |
2∼3 | 178 | 25.3 | |
≥ 4 | 79 | 20.1 | |
Presence of chronic medications | Yes | 392 | 99.7 |
No | 1 | 0.3 | |
Number of chronic medications | 0–4 medications | 273 | 69.5 |
5 and upper medications | 120 | 30.5 | |
Depression (score) | No (0-4) | 177 | 45.0 |
Mild (5-8) | 102 | 26.0 | |
Moderate (9-11) | 49 | 12.5 | |
Severe (12-15) | 65 | 16.5 | |
Frailty | No | 93 | 23.7 |
Prefrail | 122 | 31.0 | |
Frail | 178 | 45.3 | |
Self-neglect | Yes | 246 | 62.6 |
No | 147 | 37.4 | |