Estudio nutricional en pacientes geriátricos (mayores de 65 años) con nutrición enteral ambulatoria, correlación entre patología de base, aporte nutricional y tratamiento farmacológico

Translated title of the contribution: Nutritional status in elderly patients (over the age of 65) with out-patient enteral nutrition. Correlation between base pathology, nutritional intake and pharmacological treatment

M. J. Martínez Vázquez, Guadalupe Piñeiro Corrales, M. Martínez Olmos, L. Martínez, V. Muñoz, J. Sanchez, S. Cal, J. Guzmán, S. Sanmartín, M. Suárez, A. Freire, I. Rodríguez, J. L. Rodríguez, F. Barriero, L. F. Pérez, A. Ayúcar, P. Iglesias, I. Martin, Ma V. Alonso, M. C. FreireMa A. Rego, T. Villalta, S. Tembrás, J. J. Varela, A. Iglesias, D. Romaní, I. López, Ma Yáñez

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Abstract

Goal: To identify the current status of out-patient enteral nutrition among elderly patients in Galicia: indications, access routes, forms of administration, types of diet, complications, disability status. Assessment of nutritional status and concomitant pharmacological treatment. Methods: Prospective, observational, multi-centric study lasting for one month. Data capture by means of a questionnaire regarding: age, sex, diagnosed pathology leading to nutritional analysis, disability status, current nutritional status, type of diet, months under treatment with NEA (out-patient enteral nutrition in its Spanish acronym), form of administration, complications, concomitant medication. The statistical methodology included a descriptive analysis and a study of the correlations between the different variables. For the comparison of both groups, Student's t test or Mann-Whitney's U test was used for quantitative variables and X-squared, Yates's correction or Fisher's exact test was used for qualitative variables. Results: 469 patients were studied, corresponding to 13 publicly-funded centres. Age: 81.15 years (95% CI 80.8-82.3), women (70.6 %). Diagnoses: neurological disorders (46.1%), cerebrovascular accidents (27.5%), neoplasia (12.4%) and others (14.1%). 45.2% presented a bedbound disability status and 53.5% presented communication difficulties. Standard diet was the most common (39.4%). Duration of the nutrition: > 1 year in 36.7% of cases, between 6 months and 1 year for 21.3%, between 3 and 6 months for 10.9% and < 3 months in 13.7% of cases. Nasogastric tube was the route for administration in 55.2%. Patients With nutrition treatment lasting over 1 year presented a significantly lower rate of malnutrition (p < 0.0001). Neurological patients and those with communication difficulties had a lower prevalence of malnutrition (p < 0.0001), as did those with a greater degree of disability (p < 0.01). Undernourished patients presented a greater prevalence of bedsores (49.1% versus 25.8%, p < 0.0001). The mean number of prescribed medicines was 3.27 ± 2.41, with 64% of them being administered through the nasogastric tube. The most frequent interaction was digoxin-fibre (29.6%) and incorrect administration was observed with omeprazol and medication to combat Parkinson's disease.

Translated title of the contributionNutritional status in elderly patients (over the age of 65) with out-patient enteral nutrition. Correlation between base pathology, nutritional intake and pharmacological treatment
Original languageSpanish
Pages (from-to)159-167
Number of pages9
JournalNutricion Hospitalaria
Volume17
Issue number3
StatePublished - 2002

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Medicine (miscellaneous)
  • Nutrition and Dietetics

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