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Nutritional Status and Health-Related Quality of Life among Home-Dwelling Older Adults Aged 75 Years : The PORI75 Study
Authors: Kunvik, Susanna; Kanninen, Jonna-Carita; Holm, Anu; Suominen, Merja H.; Kautiainen, Hannu; Puustinen, Juha
Publisher: MPDI
Publication year: 2024
Journal: Nutrients
Journal name in source: Nutrients
Journal acronym: Nutrients
Article number: 1713
Volume: 16
Issue: 11
eISSN: 2072-6643
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/nu16111713
Web address : https://doi.org/10.3390/nu16111713
Self-archived copy’s web address: https://research.utu.fi/converis/portal/detail/Publication/456981028
Malnutrition in older people has been considered as a health concern associated with a range of implications for health and functional ability. However, evidence of nutrition and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) among older people is limited. The aim of this study was to study the associations between nutritional status and HRQoL among home-dwelling older adults aged 75 years. In this cross-sectional study, we studied 75-year-old home-dwelling residents who participated in PORI75 preventive health screenings in 2020 and completed the full Mini Nutritional Assessment (MNA). The participants' HRQoL was measured using the 15D instrument. Altogether, 462 participants (60% women) were included. Of these, 11% had decreased nutritional status (MNA score < 24); 12.7% were women and 8.6% were men, with no difference between the sexes (p = 0.17). A relationship was found between HRQoL and the MNA: a decreased MNA score was associated with decreased HRQoL (p < 0.001, r = 0.45, 95% CI: 0.38 to 0.53). All 15 HRQoL dimensions (except hearing) were associated with the MNA score. Among the men, the association was stronger compared to the women, especially when the MNA score was <24, indicating decreased nutritional status. In conclusion, impaired nutritional status seems to be associated with impaired HRQoL among 75-year-old people living at home, especially among men.
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Funding information in the publication:
This study was supported by the Data Lake Innovation Testbed for Future Hospital, 1/2021 onwards, Ministry of Education and Culture Finland and the Future Hospital Innovation Platform (Regional Council of Satakunta, ERDF, 1/2019). No other funding was received.
