Nutritional Assessment of Geriatric Stroke Patients in a Rehabilitation Hospital
Journal of the Korean Academy of Rehabilitation Medicine
; : 604-610, 2006.
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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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Main subject:
Rehabilitation
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Transferrin
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Lymphocytes
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Body Mass Index
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Nutrition Assessment
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Mass Screening
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Nutritional Status
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Prevalence
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Surveys and Questionnaires
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Sensitivity and Specificity
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Screening_studies
Limits:
Aged
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Humans
Language:
Ko
Journal:
Journal of the Korean Academy of Rehabilitation Medicine
Year:
2006
Type:
Article