Nutritional status as a predictor of comprehensive activities of daily living function and quality of life in patients with stroke

So you found a relationship of nutritional status with recovery but did nothing to create a diet protocol. Useless.

Nutritional status as a predictor of comprehensive activities of daily living function and quality of life in patients with stroke

 NeuroRehabilitation , Volume 48(3) , Pgs. 337-343.

NARIC Accession Number: J86981.  What's this?
ISSN: 1053-8135.
Author(s): Lee, Ya-Chen ; Chiu, En-Chi.
Publication Year: 2021.
Number of Pages: 7.

Abstract: 

Study examined the relationship among nutritional status, evaluated using the full Mini Nutritional Assessment (MNA) or MNA-short form (MNA-SF); comprehensive activities of daily living (ADL) function; and quality of life (QOL) in patients with stroke. Eighty-two patients with ischemic stroke participated in this cross-sectional design study. Each participant was assessed with the full MNA, MNA-SF, comprehensive ADL function (including Barthel Index and Frenchay Activities Index), and WHO Quality of Life Questionnaire (WHOQOL-BREF) once. The MNA-SF was only significantly correlated with the comprehensive ADL function, while the full MNA was found to be significantly correlated with the comprehensive ADL function and WHOQOL-BREF. The MNA-SF was a significant predictor of comprehensive ADL function, accounting for 44 percent of the variance. The full MNA was the only significant predictor of the WHOQOL-BREF, explaining 17 percent of the variance. This study revealed a relationship among nutritional status, comprehensive ADL function, and QOL among patients with stroke. Patients with stroke with better nutritional status had higher ADL function as well as better QOL. The MNA-SF was useful in predicting comprehensive ADL, while the full MNA could be used to predict QOL. Knowledge and evidence of the association and predictive power of the MNA-SF and full MNA could guide clinicians to choose tools for assessing the nutritional status of patients with stroke more effectively.
Descriptor Terms: DAILY LIVING, NUTRITION, QUALITY OF LIFE, SELF CARE, STROKE.


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Citation: Lee, Ya-Chen , Chiu, En-Chi. (2021). Nutritional status as a predictor of comprehensive activities of daily living function and quality of life in patients with stroke.  NeuroRehabilitation , 48(3), Pgs. 337-343. Retrieved 9/26/2021, from REHABDATA database.