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Factors contributing to malnutrition in patients with P arkinson's disease
Author(s) -
Kim Sung R,
Chung Sun J,
Yoo SungHee
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
international journal of nursing practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.62
H-Index - 55
eISSN - 1440-172X
pISSN - 1322-7114
DOI - 10.1111/ijn.12377
Subject(s) - malnutrition , medicine , depression (economics) , body mass index , logistic regression , psychosocial , weight loss , disease , anxiety , body weight , pediatrics , physical therapy , gerontology , obesity , psychiatry , macroeconomics , economics
Our objective in this study was to evaluate the nutritional status and to identify clinical, psychosocial, and nutritional factors contributing to malnutrition in K orean patients with P arkinson's disease. We used a descriptive, cross‐sectional study design. Of 102 enrolled patients, 26 (25.5%) were malnourished and 27 (26.5%) were at risk of malnutrition based on M ini‐ N utritional A ssessment scores. Malnutrition was related to activity of daily living score, H oehn and Y ahr stage, duration of levodopa therapy, B eck Depression I nventory and S pielberger's A nxiety Inventory scores, body weight, body weight at onset of P arkinson's disease, and body mass index. On multiple logistic regression analysis, anxiety score, duration of levodopa therapy, body weight at onset of P arkinson's disease, and loss of body weight were significant factors predicting malnutrition in P arkinson's disease patients. Therefore, nutritional assessment, including psychological evaluation, is required for P arkinson's disease patients to facilitate interdisciplinary nutritional intervention for malnourished patients.