Malnutrition in Elderly - A Predictor of Cognitive, Functional Decline, Depression and Prolonged Hospital Stay
| Autor: | Steve Paul Manjaly, Savitha A Sebastian, Arun Alex |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2022 |
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| Zdroj: | Journal of Medical Sciences and Health, Vol 8, Iss 1, Pp 28-34 (2022) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 2394-9481 2394-949X |
| DOI: | 10.46347/jmsh.v8i1.21.5 |
| Popis: | Malnutrition in the elderly has been associated with deleterious effects on health care outcomes such as functional decline, cognitive impairment, depression, increased hospital stays, and increased morbidity and mortality. This cross-sectional study aims to determine the association of malnutrition with functional status and cognition and duration of hospitalization among 200 elderly patients admitted to medical wards of a tertiary care hospital in India. The nutritional screening was done using Mini Nutritional assessment- short form (MNA-SF). The functional activity was assessed using the Barthel’s Index. Cognitive assessment and screening for depression was done using the Mini-cog test and Geriatric Depression score – 4 respectively. Descriptive analyses were used to estimate the prevalence of malnutrition and associations were assessed using the Pearson chi square test. Among the total patients, 136 (68%) were malnourished. Of these, 45 (22.5%) were severely undernourished. The malnourished patients had poorer functional scores (p |
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