Determination of correlation between fragility and selfcare agency for elderly patients with hypertension

This a descriptive study was conducted to determine of correlation between fragility and selfcare agency in elderly hypertension patients. The sample of the study consisted of 299 hypertension patients aged 65 and over who applied to Düzce Atatürk State Hospital internal medicine services and internal outpatient clinics between October 2019 and October 2020 selected using a method for a sample with a unknown population with a 5% sampling error and 5% significance level. The research data was collected by using the "Patient Descriptive Information Form", "Edmonton Fraility Scale" and "Self-Care Agency Scale". The descriptive statistical methods, parametric comparison tests and correlation analyses were used in the analysis of the data. The mean age of the patients was 71.40±6.597. The Edmonton Fraility Scale total score average was 5.71±2.875, and the Self-Care Agency Scale mean score was 90.19±12.068. It was determined that there was a moderate negative significant linear correlation between frailty and self-care agency levels of the patients (r:-0.306, p<0.000). This research, 37.1% of the patients were frail at various levels and their self-care were moderate. It was concluded that as the level of vulnerability increases, the self-care decreases. In the light of these results, that nurses are recomende to simultaneously evaluate the frailty and self-care agency of elderly hypertension patients and provide training according to their needs.