Effect of exercise and nutritional support on the inflammatory parameters among prefrail and frail elderly patients
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1674-2907.2019.02.016
- VernacularTitle:体能锻炼和营养干预对衰弱期和衰弱前期老年患者炎症因子的影响
- Author:
Jianyun BIAN
1
;
Jienan ZHU
Author Information
1. 江苏省盐城市第三人民医院老年科 224005
- Keywords:
? Aged;
? Frail elderly;
? Exercise;
? Nutrition;
? Inflammatory parameters
- From:
Chinese Journal of Modern Nursing
2019;25(2):196-199
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective? To evaluate the effects of exercise and nutritional support on the inflammatory parameters among prefrail and frail elderly patients. Methods? A total of 64 inpatients in the Geriatrics Department of Yancheng Third People's Hospital from April 2016 to October 2017 were selected by convenience sampling method, and randomly divided into control group and intervention group, with 32 cases in each group. The patients in the control group received routine geriatric nursing, while the patients in the intervention group received an adapted physical fitness and nutrition intervention program for 12 weeks. The tumor necrosis factor-α(TNF-α), interleukin 6(IL-6), C-reaction protein (CRP) and total leukocyte count of the patients before and after intervention were compared. Results? There was no statistical significance in the difference of TNF-α and total leukocyte count between the two groups after 12 weeks' intervention (P＞ 0.05). The IL-6 and CRP of the intervention group were (2.62±1.78) pg/ml and (0.38±0.19) mg/dl respectively, which were both lower than those of the control group, and the differences were statistically significant (P＜0.05). Conclusions? In prefrail and frail elderly people, exercise and nutritional support can delay the increase in some inflammatory parameters, like IL-6 and CRP.
