Nutritional Status of the Elderly Residing in a 24-Hour Medical Care Facility After Nutritional Intervention
| Autor: | Ścisło Lucyna Dr hab, Walewska Elżbieta Dr, Kliś-Kalinowska Anna Dr, Pluta Judyta Mgr |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2024 |
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| Zdroj: | Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine, Vol 10 (2024) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 2333-7214 23337214 48149632 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/23337214231224574 |
| Popis: | Malnutrition is a significant issue among elderly individuals in 24-hour care facilities, leading to increased morbidity. The aim of the study was to compare the nutritional status before and after nutritional intervention based on selected indicators of nutritional status among residents of a 24-hour care institution. The study included a group of 104 people aged 65 to 97 years. Nutritional status was assessed before and after the nutritional intervention based on indicators: levels of prealbumin, albumin, transferrin, total lymphocyte count, BMI, and MNA scale. The nutritional intervention consisted of administering oral nutritional supplements (ONS) to patients, regardless of nutritional status. The method of retrospective analysis of patients' medical records was used. Statistical analysis was performed using IBM SPSS Statistics 24 for Windows. Improvements in nutritional status occurred among patients with malnutrition based on MNA and prealbumin indices, and in groups of patients with moderate or mild malnutrition as determined by transferrin, prealbumin and albumin. The mean levels of nutritional indices significantly increased: MNA ( p = .001), BMI ( p = .001), prealbumin ( p = .001), and albumin ( p |
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