TRIỆU CHỨNG TIÊU HOÁ VÀ ĐẶC ĐIỂM DINH DƯỠNG CỦA NGƯỜI CAO TUỔI ĐIỀU TRỊ TẠI BỆNH VIỆN ĐẠI HỌC Y HÀ NỘI NĂM 2023-2024

Abstract

Objective: The study aims to describe some digestive symptoms and nutritional characteristics of the elderly treated at Hanoi Medical University Hospital in 2023-2024. Methods: Cross-sectional descriptive study. Results: The study was conducted on 264 patients over 60 years old, of which 147 participants were male (55.7%), the rest were female (44.3%). The average age was 69.4 ± 7.2 years old. The number of elderly patients with less than 3 diseases was 83.7%. Most patients had normal nutritional status (72.4%), the rate of malnourished patients was 15.2% and overweight and obese patients had the lowest rate (12.5%). Up to 60.2% of elderly patients had symptoms of indigestion; 33.7% had symptoms of belching. Symptoms of nausea and vomiting had the lowest rate (16.4%). The proportion of female participants with a total SNAQ score ≤14 was 45.3%, higher than that of male participants (33.3%). Subjects at risk of malnutrition, malnutrition according to MNA with a total SNAQ score ≤14 accounted for 42.2%, higher than the non-malnourished group (21.7%), the difference was statistically significant (OR: 2.63; 95%CI: 1.23-5.63; p=0.01). The rate of digestive disorders in female participants was higher than in male participants. Specifically, 64.1% of female participants had indigestion, higher than that of men (57.1%). The rate of belching in women was 38.5% higher than that of men (29.9%). Nausea and vomiting symptoms were 21.6% higher in women than in men (12.2%) with a statistically significant difference (OR: 2.05; 95%CI: 1.05-3.98; p<0.05). Conclusion: The study showed that the elderly treated at Hanoi Medical University Hospital still had a significant rate of malnutrition (15.2%), especially in women. Common gastrointestinal symptoms included indigestion, belching and nausea/vomiting, with a higher rate in women than in men. Appropriate nutritional screening and intervention measures are needed to improve the health of the elderly.