Comparision of nutritional status of hemodialysis patients with different ages and its nursing strategy

VernacularTitle:不同年龄段血液透析患者营养状况的比较及护理对策
Author: Yu JIA ¹ ; Xiu-Rong WANG ; Wen-Ling YE ; Hong XU ; Jing-Hua XIA ; Tao SHI ; Xue-Mei LI ; Chong-Mei LU
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1. 北京协和医学院
Keywords: Renal dialysis; Nutritional status; Nutrition assessment; Age factors; Nursing care
From: Chinese Journal of Modern Nursing 2009;15(13):1205-1208
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective To explore the nutritional status of hemodialysis patients with different ages, and analyze the reasons of differences of nutritional status. Methods 109 hemodialysis patients were divided into the young-age group (n=26), the middle-age group (n=49) and the old-age group (n=34). The body indices, blood biochemical parameters, dietary assessment, handgrip strength and subjective global assessment were measured. The nutritional indices and relationship were compared among patients in the three groups. Results Leg circumstance, prealbumin, creatinine, handgrip strength and SGA scores were different among the three groups (P<0.05 or P<0.01). And those five factors were all statistically associated with age (P<0.05). Conclusions With the increase of age, the hemodialysis patients' nutritional status has a descending trend. It's necessary for nursing staff to timely monitor and intervene the nutrition of elderly patients so as to prevent the incidence of malnutrition.