Family caregivers' better nutritional status is associated with care recipients' better nutritional status.
Care recipient
Family caregiver
Nutritional status
Older people
Journal
Clinical nutrition ESPEN
ISSN: 2405-4577
Titre abrégé: Clin Nutr ESPEN
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101654592
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Aug 2024
Aug 2024
Historique:
received:
21
09
2023
revised:
14
05
2024
accepted:
21
05
2024
medline:
21
6
2024
pubmed:
21
6
2024
entrez:
20
6
2024
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
A high proportion of older care recipients (CRs) face malnutrition and risk of malnutrition, affecting their functional abilities and posing challenges for caregiving. The aim of this study was to assess the risk for malnutrition among older CRs and the associated characteristics of both CRs and family caregivers (FCs) with nutritional status of CRs. A cross-sectional study consisted of 120 CRs (≥65 years) and their 118 FCs (≥60 years). Nutritional status was assessed with the Mini Nutritional Assessment (MNA). The majority (63%) of the CRs had a risk of malnutrition (MNA score 17-23.5), and 7% had malnutrition (MNA score <17). The CRs had significantly lower MNA scores compared to their FCs (p < 0.001). The multivariate linear regression analysis showed that CRs' higher number of comorbidities (B = -0.37, p = 0.013) and higher P-hs-CRP (B = -0.10, p = 0.047) were associated with their decreased MNA scores. There was a positive association between CRs' hand grip strength (B = 0.11, p = 0.004) and FCs' MNA scores (B = 0.41, p = 0.004) with MNA scores of the CRs. Malnutrition and risk of malnutrition are common concerns in older CRs, especially those with a higher number of comorbidities and low-grade inflammation. Regular assessment of the nutritional status of both older CRs and FCs is justified, as FCs' better nutritional status is associated with better nutritional status of CR. ClinicalTrials.gov NCT04003493.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND AND AIMS
OBJECTIVE
A high proportion of older care recipients (CRs) face malnutrition and risk of malnutrition, affecting their functional abilities and posing challenges for caregiving. The aim of this study was to assess the risk for malnutrition among older CRs and the associated characteristics of both CRs and family caregivers (FCs) with nutritional status of CRs.
METHODS
METHODS
A cross-sectional study consisted of 120 CRs (≥65 years) and their 118 FCs (≥60 years). Nutritional status was assessed with the Mini Nutritional Assessment (MNA).
RESULTS
RESULTS
The majority (63%) of the CRs had a risk of malnutrition (MNA score 17-23.5), and 7% had malnutrition (MNA score <17). The CRs had significantly lower MNA scores compared to their FCs (p < 0.001). The multivariate linear regression analysis showed that CRs' higher number of comorbidities (B = -0.37, p = 0.013) and higher P-hs-CRP (B = -0.10, p = 0.047) were associated with their decreased MNA scores. There was a positive association between CRs' hand grip strength (B = 0.11, p = 0.004) and FCs' MNA scores (B = 0.41, p = 0.004) with MNA scores of the CRs.
CONCLUSION
CONCLUSIONS
Malnutrition and risk of malnutrition are common concerns in older CRs, especially those with a higher number of comorbidities and low-grade inflammation. Regular assessment of the nutritional status of both older CRs and FCs is justified, as FCs' better nutritional status is associated with better nutritional status of CR.
CLINICAL TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER
BACKGROUND
ClinicalTrials.gov NCT04003493.
Identifiants
pubmed: 38901942
pii: S2405-4577(24)00135-9
doi: 10.1016/j.clnesp.2024.05.016
pii:
doi:
Banques de données
ClinicalTrials.gov
['NCT04003493']
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
199-205Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2024 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Ltd.. All rights reserved.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
Declaration of competing interest The funder had no role in any of the following: study design; data collection, analyses, or interpretation; manuscript composition; or decision to publish the results.