Assessment of Risk of Muscle Wasting and its Associated Factors among Hospitalized Elderly in Klang Valley

Zulfa, shindi Annisa (2022) Assessment of Risk of Muscle Wasting and its Associated Factors among Hospitalized Elderly in Klang Valley. [Project Paper] (Submitted)

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Abstract

One of the important physiological changes of aging is loss of muscle mass. Muscle loss has negative health outcomes for elderly population, including physical frailty and increased risk of mortality. Even if it is inevitable due to natural phenomenon of aging, the impact of muscle loss can be worsened by medical conditions that lead to other health complications. Screening of muscle loss can prepare healthcare professionals to manage risk of muscle wasting for elderly patients and reduce complications. Calf circumference has been regarded as a practical and accessible tool to indicate risk of muscle wasting. However, there’s still lack of study regarding the risk of muscle wasting among hospitalized elderly in Malaysia. Therefore, this study aimed to assess the risk of muscle wasting as well as the associations between sociodemographic factors, medical background, anthropometric measurement, biochemical data, and dietary intake among hospitalized elderly. A total of 135 participants were included in this study from Hospital Pengajar Universiti Putra Malaysia (HPUPM), Hospital Kuala Lumpur (HKL), and Hospital Selayang. While using self-developed questionnaire, the data was collected using face-to-face interviews, medical record, and physical measurement for height, weight, and calf circumference (CC). Descriptive and correlation analysis of SPPS version 26 was used to analyze the data with a significance level of p <0.05. There were 31 participants who were at risk of muscle wasting (23.8%). According to the analysis, there was a significant association between age (r =-0.195, p=0.002), living status (p=0.028), number of comorbidities (r= 0.188, p= 0.032), hypertension (p= 0.023), height (r=0.350, p < 0.01), weight (r = 0.722, p< 0.01), BMI (r =0.0643, p < 0.01) and albumin (r = 0.327, p <0.01) with muscle wasting. Given its complex mechanism, more research is needed to understand the implications of muscle wasting on health and nutritional status in elderly patients

Item Type:	Project Paper
Faculty:	Faculty of Medicine and Health Science
Depositing User:	Mr Khoirul Asrimi Md Nor
Date Deposited:	21 Aug 2023 03:04
Last Modified:	21 Aug 2023 03:04
URI:	http://psaspb.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/996

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