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BMC Geriatrics· 2026Q1

Self-neglect among hospitalized older adults based on the health ecological model: an explanatory sequential mixed-methods study

Xiaohui Yang, Jing Guo, Sheng Luo, Yanjin Li et al.

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16.0% of hospitalized older adults exhibit self-neglect, with depressive symptoms, lower social support, male sex, poorer ADL function, more diagnoses, and age independently associated with severity.

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Field: Demography

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