Nutritional Assessment of Geriatric Stroke Patients in a Rehabilitation Hospital
Journal of the Korean Academy of Rehabilitation Medicine
; : 604-610, 2006.
Article
en Ko
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WPRO
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE: It was aimed to evaluate the nutritional status of geriatric stroke patients admitted to a convalescent and rehabilitation hospital and the clinical usefulness of the mini-nutritional assessment (MNA) to identify malnutrition in elderly stroke patients. METHOD: We performed a nutritional evaluation using the MNA questionnaire, anthropometric, haematological, and biochemical parameters in 30 stroke patients. Malnutrition was defined if there were abnormalities in at least one of the following parameters: serum values of albumin and transferrin, hemoglobin and total lymphocytes in blood, and body mass index. The sensitivity, specificity, and predictive values of MNA for malnutrition were assessed. RESULTS: The mean age of patients was 69.5 years and mean body mass index was 22.8 kg/m2. The prevalence of malnutrition was 46.7% while malnutrition or risk of malnutrition by MNA was 80%. The sensitivity, specificity, and positive/negative predictive values of MNA for malnutrition were respectively 92.9%, 31.3%, 54.2%, and 83.3% with a cutoff point lower than 23.5. There was a significant difference of hemoglobin value between malnourished and nourished group (p<0.05). CONCLUSION: Malnutrition was common in geriatric stroke patients. MNA was a useful screening tool to exclude nourished geriatric patients.
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Asunto principal:
Rehabilitación
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Transferrina
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Linfocitos
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Índice de Masa Corporal
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Evaluación Nutricional
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Tamizaje Masivo
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Estado Nutricional
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Prevalencia
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Encuestas y Cuestionarios
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Sensibilidad y Especificidad
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Screening_studies
Aspecto:
Determinantes_sociais_saude
Límite:
Aged
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Humans
Idioma:
Ko
Revista:
Journal of the Korean Academy of Rehabilitation Medicine
Año:
2006
Tipo del documento:
Article