Martin Carolyn T, Kayser-Jones Jeanie, Stotts Nancy A, Porter Carol, Froelicher Erika Sivarajan
Nursing Department, California State University, Stanislaus, Turlock, CA 95382, USA.
Clin Nurse Spec. 2007 Jul-Aug;21(4):203-11; quiz 212-3. doi: 10.1097/01.NUR.0000280489.72001.d3.
The purpose of this study was to describe nutritional risk and low weight in community-dwelling elderly.
This cross-sectional exploratory study used in-depth interviews conducted on older adults with a body mass index <24 kg/m. Depression, mental state, nutrition, and demographic data were measured.
These elders (n = 130) were mostly female (55%, n = 71), married, white (84%, n = 109), and had a greater than a high school education. In a multivariate logistic regression analysis, 3 variables were statistically significantly associated with being severely underweight: those who self-reported having an illness or condition that changed the kind and/or amount of food eaten, unintentional weight loss of 10 lb in the last 6 months, and needing assistance with traveling outside the home.
Awareness of the high nutritional risk should prompt consideration of early, appropriate assessment and therapy to prevent malnutrition and a declining quality of life.
本研究旨在描述社区居住老年人的营养风险和低体重情况。
这项横断面探索性研究对体重指数<24 kg/m²的老年人进行了深入访谈。测量了抑郁、精神状态、营养和人口统计学数据。
这些老年人（n = 130）大多为女性（55%，n = 71），已婚，白人（84%，n = 109），且受教育程度高于高中。在多因素逻辑回归分析中，有3个变量与严重体重过轻在统计学上显著相关：自我报告患有改变所吃食物种类和/或数量的疾病或状况的人、过去6个月内非故意体重减轻10磅的人以及外出需要帮助的人。
对高营养风险的认识应促使考虑进行早期、适当的评估和治疗，以预防营养不良和生活质量下降。
