Karki Sabita, Dahal Akriti Shree, Chaulagain Ramila, Sapkota Sabitra, Chaudhary Suman
National Academy of Medical Sciences, Bir Hospital, Mahankal, Kathmandu, Nepal.
Ministry of Health, Koshi Pradesh, Biratnagar, Kathmandu Nepal.
JNMA J Nepal Med Assoc. 2024 Feb 29;62(271):180-183. doi: 10.31729/jnma.8493.
The nutritional status of elderly people is crucial for healthy aging, enabling them to maintain productive lives and reduce the progression of chronic diseases. Given that the quality of life tends to decline with age, it becomes particularly crucial for elderly individuals. Therefore, this study was aimed to find out the prevalence of elderly patients at risk of malnutrition in a tertiary hospital.
This descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted among 281 elderly patients in a tertiary hospital from 2 January 2023 to 10 February 2023 after obtaining ethical approval. Non-probability purposive sampling technique was used. A face-to-face interview was conducted using a structured interview schedule with the elderly in the absence of their caregiver using a standard Mini-Nutritional Assessment tool for nutritional status, and WHOQOL_OLD quality of life for the elderly to assess the quality of life. Point estimate at 95% Confidence Interval was calculated.
Out of 281 elderly patients enrolled in our study, 164 (58.36%) (52.64-64.16, 95% Confidence Interval) were at risk of malnutrition.
The study concluded that older people could be at risk of malnutrition, which could impair their quality of life.
老年人的营养状况对于健康老龄化至关重要，有助于他们维持有意义的生活并减缓慢性病的发展。鉴于生活质量往往会随着年龄增长而下降，这对老年人来说尤为关键。因此，本研究旨在查明一家三级医院中存在营养不良风险的老年患者的患病率。
在获得伦理批准后，于2023年1月2日至2023年2月10日在一家三级医院对281名老年患者进行了这项描述性横断面研究。采用非概率目的抽样技术。在没有照顾者在场的情况下，使用结构化访谈提纲，通过标准的微型营养评定工具对老年人的营养状况进行面对面访谈，并使用世界卫生组织老年人生活质量量表（WHOQOL_OLD）评估老年人的生活质量。计算95%置信区间的点估计值。
在我们研究纳入的281名老年患者中，164名（58.36%）（52.64 - 64.16，95%置信区间）存在营养不良风险。
该研究得出结论，老年人可能存在营养不良风险，这可能会损害他们的生活质量。
