Impact of quality of life on nutritional risk and malnutrition: a cross-sectional study in elderly patients

Authors : Muharrem BAYRAK, Gökhan ÖZPOLAT

Pages : 919-926

Doi:10.32322/jhsm.983161

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Publication Date : 2021-09-24

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :Objectives: To investigate prevalence of malnutrition and nutritional risk, related factors, and the association between nutritional status and quality of life in the elderly. Material and Method: Cross-sectional study. Participants; elderly insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(≥65 years); patients without severe hearing and vision impairment and dependency on a bed or wheel chair who admitted internal medicine outpatient clinics. Measurements; the mini nutritional assessment questionnaire, Charlson comorbidity index, the World Health Organization quality of life insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(WHOQOL-OLD); questionnaire. Intervention; none. Results: The study included 532 patients with a mean age of 70.8±5.4 years. The median Mini Nutritional Assessment score was 26, and the total prevalence of nutritional risk and malnutrition was 26.7%. There were significant differences between the nutritional groups regarding the educational, living, and marital status, smoking history, presence of any systemic disease, Charlson Comorbidity Index, and polypharmacy insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(p<0.05);. WHOQOL-OLD and its subdomain scores had a significant relationship with having nutritional risk or malnutrition insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(p<0.001);. Total WHOQOL-OLD score and the Charlson Comorbidity Index were significant independent risk factors for developing nutritional risk and malnutrition. Conclusion: Having nutritional risk or malnutrition in the elderly were significantly associated with the Charlson Comorbidity Index and the WHOQOL-OLD total and its subdomain scores.
Keywords : elderly, nutritional status, malnutrition, health related quality of life, comorbidity