FACTORS RELATED TO PREOPERATIVE COMFORT OF OLDER ADULTS WITH HIP FRACTURE IN WENZHOU, CHINA

Abstract

There are so many evidences many shreds of evidence that support the negative consequences of older adult elderly patients with hip fractures. This study aimed to investigate the preoperative comfort and its related influencing factors among older adult elderly patients with hip fracture fractures in Wenzhou, China. Simple random sampling was used to recruit the sample of 128 older adults participants who had hip fracture fractures and met the criteria. Data was collected during April and June 2022. The instruments utilized for data collection encompassed a demographic data form and a questionnaire investigation form. The questionnaire survey encompassed included one screening four distinct questionnaire and four for collecting data. There was s, which included inquiries related to knowledge about the hip operation, readiness for the operation, the Kolcaba’s comfort questionnaire, and a social support questionnaire. These assessments exhibited reliability scores of .94, .95, .99, and .94 respectively. Descriptive statistics and the Spearman correlation method were employed for data analysis.

The results revealed the mean score for the preoperative comfort of the subjects was in a moderate level (M= 68.50, SD=7.341). Spearman correlation results showed readiness for operation (r=0.333, p<0.001), knowledge about hip fracture (r=0.296, p<0.001), and social support (r=0.226, p=0.010) were significantly positively correlated with preoperative comfort. Therefore, nurses and healthcare providers should promote improve hip older patient’s readiness for the operation, knowledge about hip fracture operation, and social support in order to promote encourage preoperative comfort.

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