ĐÁNH GIÁ TÌNH TRẠNG DINH DƯỠNG Ở NGƯỜI BỆNH SUY GIẢM NHẬN THỨC NHẸ CAO TUỔI

Abstract

Objectives: to assess nutritional status and its association with general characteristics in older patients with mild cognitive impairment. Subjects and methods: Cross-sectional descriptive study on 68 patients ³ 60 years old diagnosed with mild cognitive impairment examined and treated at the National Geriatric Hospital. Nutritional status was assessed using the Mini Nutritional Assessment (MNA-SF). Results: The proportion of patients with malnutrition and the risk of malnutrition were 16.2% and 57.4%, respectively. In the six elements of MNA-SF, the proportion of patients with reduced food consumption was 50%, of which 2.9% had a severe decrease; Unintentional weight loss of 1-3kg and >3kg in the past 3 months was 25%, and 7.3%, respectively. 20.6% of patients were able to get out of bed/chair, and 8.8% of patients could only lie in bed/chair. 22.1% of patients experienced psychological stress or acute illness within the past 3 months. The proportion of patients with severe depression/mild dementia was low. One-quarter of the study subjects had a BMI < 19 kg/m2. There was a statistically significant difference between malnutrition/risk of malnutrition and osteoarthritis (p<0.05). There was no difference between nutritional status and age, gender, living status, place of residence, and other comorbidities (p>0.05). Conclusion: The rate of malnutrition and the risk of malnutrition in elderly patients with mild cognitive impairment were quite high, so they need to be evaluated regularly.