Malnutrition; Moderate
Conditions
Keywords
the elder inpatient,, nutritional assessment, handgrip strength, masticatory electromyography
Brief summary
The masticatory performance would affect the nutritional status of elderly people. the prevalence of undernutrition among elderly inpatients is %20-50%. Previous related studies investigate the masticatory performance with special chewing gum and self-reported questionnaires. This study observes the correlation of masticatory muscles sEMG, nutritional status, and handgrip force among elderly inpatients.
Detailed description
In this cross-sectional study, we enrolled 120 seniors aged 65 and above who are newly admitted to the Asian University Hospital. Within 24 hours they admitted to the hospital, we collected the Mini Nutritional Assessment scores, surface electromyography data, handgrip strength, self-assessment swallowing ability score, and clinical objective data. We performed the statistics for independent t-test, Pearson correlation analysis, and binary logistic regression with SPSS 23 software.
Interventions
OTHERNo intervention
No intervention
Sponsors
China Medical University, China
China Medical University Hospital
Study design
Observational model
CASE_ONLY
Time perspective
CROSS_SECTIONAL
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
65 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* new elderly inpatients aged 65 years or older who were able to communicate and were clearly conscious
Exclusion criteria
* Elderly individuals who were diagnosed with gastrointestinal (GI) dysfunction, dysphagia, edentulism without rehabilitation with dentures, brain disease, stroke or cancer were excluded due to the possibility of dysphagia, cachexia or masticatory muscle palsy.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| masticatory muscle surface EMG | Data were collected after the participants signed the informed consent form within 24 hours admitted to hospital. | The sEMG examinations were conducted with a Zebris EMG Bluetooth muscle activity recording system |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Nutritional status | Data were collected after the participants signed the informed consent form within 24 hours admitted to hospital. | Nutritional status was measured by the Mini Nutritional Assessment (MNA). |
Other
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Handgrip force | Data were collected after the participants signed the informed consent form within 24 hours admitted to hospital. | Left and right handgrip forces were measured by a Jamar® Hydraulic Hand Dynamometer |
Countries
Taiwan
Outcome results
None listed