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Diseases, Health-Related Problems, and the Incidence of Malnutrition in Long-Term Care Facilities

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  • Jos W. Borkent

    (Department of Nutrition and Health, HAN University of Applied Sciences, Kapittelweg 33, 6525 EN Nijmegen, The Netherlands
    Division of Human Nutrition and Health, Wageningen University, Stippeneng 4, 6708 WE Wageningen, The Netherlands)

  • Hein P. J. Van Hout

    (Amsterdam University Medical Center, Department of General Practice and Medicine for Older Persons, Vrije Universiteit, Van der Boechorsstraat 7, 1081 BT Amsterdam, The Netherlands)

  • Edith J. M. Feskens

    (Division of Human Nutrition and Health, Wageningen University, Stippeneng 4, 6708 WE Wageningen, The Netherlands)

  • Elke Naumann

    (Department of Nutrition and Health, HAN University of Applied Sciences, Kapittelweg 33, 6525 EN Nijmegen, The Netherlands)

  • Marian A. E. de van der Schueren

    (Department of Nutrition and Health, HAN University of Applied Sciences, Kapittelweg 33, 6525 EN Nijmegen, The Netherlands
    Division of Human Nutrition and Health, Wageningen University, Stippeneng 4, 6708 WE Wageningen, The Netherlands)

Abstract

Certain diseases and malnutrition are known to co-occur in residents of long-term care facilities (LTCF). We assessed which diseases and health-related problems are associated with malnutrition at admission or with incident malnutrition during stays and how different definitions of malnutrition affect these associations. Data of Dutch LTCF residents were obtained from the InterRAI-LTCF instrument (2005–2020). We analyzed the association of diseases (diabetes, cancer, pressure ulcers, neurological, musculoskeletal, psychiatric, cardiac, infectious and pulmonary diseases) and health-related problems (aspiration, fever, peripheral edema, aphasia, pain, supervised/assisted eating, balance, psychiatric, GI tract, sleep, dental and locomotion problems) with malnutrition (recent weight loss (WL), low age-specific BMI (BMI), and ESPEN 2015 definition (ESPEN)) at admission (n = 3713), as well as with incident malnutrition during stay (n = 3836, median follow-up ~1 year). Malnutrition prevalence at admission ranged from 8.8% (WL) to 27.4% (BMI); incident malnutrition during stay ranged from 8.9% (ESPEN) to 13.8% (WL). At admission, most diseases (except cardiometabolic diseases) and health-related problems were associated with higher prevalence of malnutrition based on either criterion, but strongest with WL. This was also seen in the prospective analysis, but relationships were less strong compared to the cross-sectional analysis. A considerable number of diseases and health-related problems are associated with an increased prevalence of malnutrition at admission and incident malnutrition during stays in LTCFs. At admission, low BMI is a good indicator of malnutrition; during stays, we advise use of WL.

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  • Jos W. Borkent & Hein P. J. Van Hout & Edith J. M. Feskens & Elke Naumann & Marian A. E. de van der Schueren, 2023. "Diseases, Health-Related Problems, and the Incidence of Malnutrition in Long-Term Care Facilities," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 20(4), pages 1-15, February.
  • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:20:y:2023:i:4:p:3170-:d:1065144
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