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Malnutrition, sarcopenia and current medical use in elderly population

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dc.contributor.authorCebola, Marisa
dc.contributor.authorMendes, Diana
dc.contributor.authorCosta-Veiga, Ana
dc.contributor.authorTomás, Maria Teresa
dc.contributor.authorCoelho, André
dc.contributor.authorMendes, Lino
dc.contributor.authorRico, Miguel
dc.contributor.authorGuerreiro, António
dc.date.accessioned2019-11-20T15:25:29Z
dc.date.available2019-11-20T15:25:29Z
dc.date.issued2019-11
dc.description.abstractIntroduction: Ageing leads to an increase in chronic disease’s prevalence, progressive loss of muscle mass, muscle weakness, and polypharmacy, contributing to the establishment of malnutrition and sarcopenia. Objectives: The aim was: 1. Characterize the prevalence of malnutrition, sarcopenia, and current medication use; 2. Relate malnutrition to sarcopenia and current medication use. Materials and methods: Cross-sectional study, developed in the district of Lisbon, in the period from January 1, 2019, to June 30, 2019. Elderly people (≥ 65 years) admitted to the Internal Medicine Unit of a hospital institution (up to 72 hours) were admitted to the study. Participants in this study were the elderly with the capacity to make their informed consent, without the intervention of any element of coercion, with enough knowledge and understanding of the objectives of the study that allowed free and informed decision making. Nutritional assessment was assessed through MNA® and sarcopenia through the SARC-F® Questionnaire. The medication was counted through the number of drugs. Results: n=38 patients, with a mean age of 78.8 + 5.8 years (70-91), born in Lisbon, living in their own home, 50% (n=19) males and 73.6% (n=28) with the first cycle of basic education. At hospital admission 7.9% (n=3) were malnourished, 39.5 (n=15) presented a nutritional risk, 47.4% (n=18) presented a risk of sarcopenia and 60.5% had a prescription of more than three drugs. There was a statistically significant correlation between polypharmacy and malnutrition, (r=0,046). Discussion/Conclusion: The nutritional assessment, presence of sarcopenia and current medication use are extremely relevant at hospital admission. This assessment allows patients to be signaled that they need early nutritional intervention to prevent deteriorating during hospitalization.pt_PT
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dc.identifier.citationCebola M, Mendes D, Costa-Veiga A, Tomás MT, Coelho A, Mendes L, et al. Malnutrition, sarcopenia and current medical use in elderly population. In: 1st International Congress in Ageing Communities and Development Challenges, Escola Superior Agrária, Instituto Politécnico de Castelo Branco, November 14-16, 2019.pt_PT
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.21/10720
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.relation.publisherversionhttps://congress.agecomm.pt/pt_PT
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/pt_PT
dc.subjectElderlypt_PT
dc.subjectMalnutritionpt_PT
dc.subjectSarcopeniapt_PT
dc.subjectMedicationpt_PT
dc.subjectPolypharmacypt_PT
dc.subjectHospitalpt_PT
dc.titleMalnutrition, sarcopenia and current medical use in elderly populationpt_PT
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oaire.citation.conferencePlaceCastelo Brancopt_PT
person.familyNameTomás
person.givenNameMaria Teresa
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person.identifier.orcid0000-0003-0491-8903
person.identifier.ridN-1940-2013
person.identifier.scopus-author-id36700434200
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