NUTRITIONAL STATUS IN CHRONICALLY-ILL ELDERLY PATIENTS. IS IT RELATED TO QUALITY OF LIFE?

作者：Artacho R; Lujano C; Sanchez Vico A B; Vargas Sanchez C; Gonzalez Calvo J; Bouzas P R; Ruiz Lopez M D^*

来源：Journal of Nutrition Health & Aging, 2014, 18(2): 192-197.

DOI：10.1007/s12603-013-0385-0

• Elderly
• WHOQOL-BREF
• mini-nutritional assessment test
• functional capacity

Objective: the aim of this study is to assess the quality of life in chronically-ill elderly patients and its relationship with parameters concerning the patients' nutritional status. Design: A cross-sectional study. Setting: Primary health-care centres in jaen, Spain. Participants: A total of 168 chronically-ill elderly outpatients aged from 65 to 89 years. Measurements: Quality of life was measured using the World health organization Quality of Life (WHOQOL-BREF) questionnaire. A nutritional assessment was undertaken including socio-demographic variables, anthropometric measurements (body-mass index and calf circumference), functional evaluation (Barthel index and Folstein mini-mental status test) and a dietetic questionnaire. the mini-nutritional assessment test was used as an assessment tool to detect nutritional risk. Results: Quality of life in chronically-ill elderly subjects, as determined by the WHOQOL-BREF questionnaire, which diminishes with age, is independent of anthropometric parameters and a statistically significant difference was found between gender, socio-demographic characteristics, functional capacity, nutritional status and the kind of chronic disease (p<0.05). Conclusion: the relationship between the quality of life with the patients' socio-demographic characteristics, functional capacity and nutritional status underlines the importance of taking these factors into account in the management of chronically ill patients, especially women.

• 出版日期2014-2