The Risk and The Prevalence of Malnutrition in Elderly Home-care Patients

Mustafa Kemal Universitesi Tip Dergisi Pub Date : 2022-04-07 DOI:10.17944/mkutfd.986356

M. Belibagli

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The risk and the prevalence of Malnutrition in elderly home-care patients Objective: The elderly are more susceptible to undernourishment, and those receiving home-care services have a higher prevalence of malnutrition. The study aimed to determine the prevalence of the community-dwelling elderly with malnutrition and those at risk of malnutrition enrolled in the home healthcare system. Method: A cross-sectional, descriptive study was conducted using the Mini-Nutritional Assessment short-form among community-dwelling elderly home-care patients living in Adana, Turkey. Individuals the age of 65 and over and receiving home-care services were included. Patients were interviewed once at his or her residence individually, and on-site MNA questionnaires were completed. Results: Among the 321 patients included in the analysis, 126 were malnourished (39.25%), and 132 were at risk of malnutrition (41.12%). The mean MNA-SF was 8.28±3.36. There was a strong association between malnutrition and literacy, with a third of the study group found to be illiterate (n=108, 33.64%, p=0.001). Conclusion: The study showed that the majority of the patients were malnourished or at risk of malnutrition. Implementation of nutritional screening and interventions focusing on malnutrition might be required in home-care services.

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家庭护理老年人营养不良的风险及发生率

目的:老年人更易发生营养不良，接受居家护理的老年人营养不良发生率较高。该研究旨在确定在家庭保健系统登记的社区居住的营养不良老年人和有营养不良风险的老年人的患病率。方法:对居住在土耳其阿达纳的社区老年家庭护理患者进行了一项横断面描述性研究，使用了迷你营养评估简表。65岁及以上接受家庭护理服务的个人也包括在内。患者在其住所单独访谈一次，并完成现场MNA问卷。结果:纳入分析的321例患者中，营养不良126例(39.25%)，存在营养不良危险132例(41.12%)。MNA-SF平均值为8.28±3.36。营养不良与识字率之间有很强的联系，三分之一的研究组是文盲(n=108, 33.64%， p=0.001)。结论:本研究显示，绝大多数患者存在营养不良或存在营养不良的危险。可能需要在家庭护理服务中实施以营养不良为重点的营养筛查和干预措施。

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