H H Keller1. 1. Department of Family Relations and Applied Nutrition, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, N1G 2W1. hkeller@uoguelph.ca
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Frail older adults are at risk for poor nutrition and frequently experience declining healthrelated quality of life (HR-QOL). The relationship between nutritional risk and HR-QOL although intuitive, has been rarely studied. OBJECTIVE: To determine the independent association of nutritional risk with HR-QOL in frail older adults. DESIGN: Cross-sectional survey. Data were collected by interviewer-administered questionnaire. Nutritional risk was measured by SCREEN (Seniors in the Community: Risk Evaluation for Eating and Nutrition) and HR-QOL by perceived health status and report of number of days in the past month where physical or mental health was not good, or where activities were limited. Frail (n=367) seniors were recruited from 23 community service providers. A wide variety of covariates were also measured. Multivariate modeling based on a conceptual model was used to identify factors associated with HR-QOL. RESULTS: Nutritional risk appears to be a significant and important factor associated with HR-QOL. Other significant covariates were: falls, social supports, social activity, health behaviours, pain and medication use. CONCLUSION: Nutritional risk as measured by SCREEN appears to be a significant covariate in explaining differences in HRQOL among frail older adults. Further work should determine if nutritional risk predicts changes in HR-QOL over time.
BACKGROUND: Frail older adults are at risk for poor nutrition and frequently experience declining healthrelated quality of life (HR-QOL). The relationship between nutritional risk and HR-QOL although intuitive, has been rarely studied. OBJECTIVE: To determine the independent association of nutritional risk with HR-QOL in frail older adults. DESIGN: Cross-sectional survey. Data were collected by interviewer-administered questionnaire. Nutritional risk was measured by SCREEN (Seniors in the Community: Risk Evaluation for Eating and Nutrition) and HR-QOL by perceived health status and report of number of days in the past month where physical or mental health was not good, or where activities were limited. Frail (n=367) seniors were recruited from 23 community service providers. A wide variety of covariates were also measured. Multivariate modeling based on a conceptual model was used to identify factors associated with HR-QOL. RESULTS: Nutritional risk appears to be a significant and important factor associated with HR-QOL. Other significant covariates were: falls, social supports, social activity, health behaviours, pain and medication use. CONCLUSION: Nutritional risk as measured by SCREEN appears to be a significant covariate in explaining differences in HRQOL among frail older adults. Further work should determine if nutritional risk predicts changes in HR-QOL over time.
Authors: S R De Bruin; S J Oosting; H Tobi; Y H Blauw; J M G A Schols; C P G M De Groot Journal: J Nutr Health Aging Date: 2010-05 Impact factor: 4.075
Authors: Barbara S van der Meij; Hanneke A H Wijnhoven; Jung S Lee; Denise K Houston; Trisha Hue; Tamara B Harris; Stephen B Kritchevsky; Anne B Newman; Marjolein Visser Journal: J Am Geriatr Soc Date: 2017-07-26 Impact factor: 5.562