Nutritional status and patient characteristics for hospitalised older patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Running Head : NUTRITIONAL STATUS ASSESSMENT

Nutritional Status Assessment

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indicate the academic institution here The study highlights the comparison of nutritional status and medical and social attributes of older patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD ) who were hospitalized at Orebro University Hospital ward in Sweden for respiratory medicine . It aims to assess the risk of patients for malnutrition . The collection of data involved the use of Mini Nutritional Assessment (MNA ) and measurement of lung function and anthropometry of

patients . Data for living conditions of patients were also employed , in addition to co-morbidity , diagnosis of COPD , and length of stay in the hospital . Twenty-four out of 50 patients participated in the study were identified malnourished and at risk for malnutrition . Most of the patients were widowers or widow and some have lived as single during their entire life . The study confirms that the common problem among hospitalized older patients with COPD was poor nutrition . It also reports that social attributes of patients showing reliance in daily life were remarkably more frequent in patients identified as malnourished . About 33 percent of malnourished patients died during the study illustrating the association between nutritional status , COPD , and mortality

The study is very useful because it highlights a growing number of older patients with COPD who need medical care and the role of nutrition in older people who are sick or in need of assistance in their daily lives . It is...