Assessing Malnutrition Among Dialysis Patients in Hospital Serdang and Hospital Kuala Lumpur

Anuar, Nurul Syazlin (2020) Assessing Malnutrition Among Dialysis Patients in Hospital Serdang and Hospital Kuala Lumpur. [Project Paper] (Submitted)

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Abstract

End-stage Renal Disease Patients undergoing hemodialysis (HD) and peritoneal dialysis (PD) treatment experiences heightened risk for malnutrition. However, the proportion of malnourished dialysis patients reported in government hospitals in Malaysia is lacking. The current study aimed to determine malnutrition among dialysis patients in Hospital Serdang and Hospital Kuala Lumpur. This was a cross-sectional study using convenient sampling design. Socio-demographic, medical history and biochemical data were obtained from patients’ medical record whilst nutritional parameters including anthropometry, physical function (hand-grip strength) and dietary intake (3 day diet recall) were measured. Risk of malnutrition was determined using a validated questionnaire (Malnutrition-Inflammation Score, MIS). A total of 82 dialysis patients (56 HD and 26 PD) were recruited. There were 51.2% of male and 48.8% of female patients with a median age of 57 years old. MIS indicate that 53.6% and 57.7% of HD and PD patients were respectively malnourished (score ≥5). Dietary analysis indicated that, only 37.1% of the patients consumed adequate energy intake with the median 24.80 Kcal/kg IBW/day, and only 14.3% of them consumed adequate protein intake with the median 0.90 g/kg IBW/day. The proportions of malnutrition among dialysis patients in both modalities are comparably high. Thus, regular monitoring, identification, and management of malnutrition in these patients are important to improve their survival and quality of life.

Item Type:	Project Paper
Faculty:	Faculty of Medicine and Health Science
Depositing User:	Mr Khoirul Asrimi Md Nor
Date Deposited:	21 Aug 2023 07:56
Last Modified:	21 Aug 2023 07:56
URI:	http://psaspb.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/874

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