Associations of socio-demographic, nutritional status and quality of life with functional status among pre-operative surgical, patients in a selected public hospital

Eh Sot, Sunita (2020) Associations of socio-demographic, nutritional status and quality of life with functional status among pre-operative surgical, patients in a selected public hospital. [Project Paper] (Submitted)

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Abstract

Functional status is an individual’s ability to perform normal daily activities required to meet basic needs, fulfill usual roles and maintain health and well-being. Various studies determined factors associated with functional status has been done as impaired functional status usually associates with long recovery period after surgery. However, there were limited studies on functional status specifically conducted among pre-operative surgical patient especially in Malaysia. Therefore, this cross-sectional study was conducted to assess the association between socio-demographic and nutritional status (anthropometry data, biochemical data, dietary intake) with functional status among pre-operative surgical patients in Hospital Serdang, Selangor. Socio-demographic information was obtained through face-to-face interview. Height and weight were measured for BMI. Albumin and hemoglobin were retrieved through medical record. Dietary intake and quality of life (QOL) were assessed through 24-hour diet recall and SF-36 questionnaires, respectively. Whereas functional status of the subjects was assessed through hand grip strength (HGS). A total of 38 subjects (12 male and 26 female) with mean age 46.6 ± 14.8 years were participated in this study. Most of the subjects were having abnormal BMI with the mean of 26.7 ± 6.7 kg/m2. Majority of the subjects were having normal hemoglobin (12.7 ± 1.8 g/dL) and albumin (3.6 ± 0.5 g/dL). Subjects consumed 1339 ± 532 kcal/day and 52 ± 31 g protein/day. For QOL, subjects score the highest (94.4 ± 14.1) for social functioning and the lowest (55.3 ± 45.5) for role limitations due to physical health. For functional status, majority of the subjects (55.3%) were having strong HGS and most of them were female (65.4%). Age (r=-0.334, p=0.041) was found negatively correlated while energy intake (r=0.407, p=0.011) was positively correlated with functional status. Further intervention is needed to prevent post-operative complications, reduced hospital stays period and improved recovery phase.

Item Type:	Project Paper
Faculty:	Faculty of Medicine and Health Science
Depositing User:	Mr Khoirul Asrimi Md Nor
Date Deposited:	13 Feb 2023 04:44
Last Modified:	13 Feb 2023 04:44
URI:	http://psaspb.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/751

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