Dietetic Outcomes of Nutrition Intervention among Elderly Patients in Dietetic Clinic Hospital Pengajar Universiti Putra Malaysia

Khairuddin, Nur Dhamirah (2022) Dietetic Outcomes of Nutrition Intervention among Elderly Patients in Dietetic Clinic Hospital Pengajar Universiti Putra Malaysia. [Project Paper] (Submitted)

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Abstract

Dietetic outcomes in this study referred to the outcomes of anthropometric measurements and biochemical data as well as blood pressure readings. Non-communicable diseases (NCD) affect many elderly and responsible for 71% of global death. They have a higher risk of developing NCD due to the detrimental effects of aging in certain aspects such as endocrine and cardiovascular systems. Some of the most common NCDs among elderly in Malaysia are obesity, diabetes, hypertension and hyperlipidemia. Unfortunately, the number of cases rise throughout the year and will cause burden to the healthcare sector. While dietitians play an important role in managing their conditions through nutrition care, there are limited number of research on dietetic outcomes. Therefore, the study aims to determine the dietetic outcomes of nutrition intervention among elderly patients in Dietetic Clinic Hospital Pengajar Universiti Malaysia. This study was a retrospective study that recorded the changes in blood pressure, serum fasting lipid, HbA1c and body weight among 165 samples of elderly who received dietary intervention in the dietetic clinic from January 2019 to May 2022. Sociodemographic profile of the patients were also recorded which shown the mean age of 66 ± 5 years, ranging from 60 to 83 years old. Anthropometric measurements of the subjects shown 52.1% with healthy body weight. There were 39.4% of the participants who had multimorbidities. Upon receiving nutrition intervention, there were changes found in the parameters; blood pressure (systolic: t=-0.299, p=0.767; diastolic: t=-0.136, p=0.893), total cholesterol (t=3.754, p<0.001), triglycerides (t=2.242, p=0.029), LDL cholesterol (t=2.951, p=0.005) HDL cholesterol (t=-0.103, p=0.918), HbA1c (t=1.757, p=0.086) and body weight (t=1.623, p=0.111). To conclude, nutrition intervention provided by dietitians is able to improve the biomarkers of diseases among patients and thus delaying the progression of the chronic diseases. Therefore, nutrition care is a crucial part of non-communicable diseases treatments.

Item Type:	Project Paper
Faculty:	Faculty of Medicine and Health Science
Depositing User:	Mr Khoirul Asrimi Md Nor
Date Deposited:	15 Aug 2023 03:31
Last Modified:	15 Aug 2023 03:31
URI:	http://psaspb.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/958

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