The Correlation Among Nutrition, Muscle Strength, Masticatory and Swallow Ability of Inpatient Elders
Overview
- Phase
- N/A
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Malnutrition; Moderate
- Sponsor
- China Medical University Hospital
- Enrollment
- 120
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- masticatory muscle surface EMG
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 5 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
The masticatory performance would affect the nutritional status of elderly people. the prevalence of undernutrition among elderly inpatients is %20-50%. Previous related studies investigate the masticatory performance with special chewing gum and self-reported questionnaires. This study observes the correlation of masticatory muscles sEMG, nutritional status, and handgrip force among elderly inpatients.
Detailed Description
In this cross-sectional study, we enrolled 120 seniors aged 65 and above who are newly admitted to the Asian University Hospital. Within 24 hours they admitted to the hospital, we collected the Mini Nutritional Assessment scores, surface electromyography data, handgrip strength, self-assessment swallowing ability score, and clinical objective data. We performed the statistics for independent t-test, Pearson correlation analysis, and binary logistic regression with SPSS 23 software.
Investigators
Yin-Hwa Shih
Assistant professor
China Medical University Hospital
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •new elderly inpatients aged 65 years or older who were able to communicate and were clearly conscious
Exclusion Criteria
- •Elderly individuals who were diagnosed with gastrointestinal (GI) dysfunction, dysphagia, edentulism without rehabilitation with dentures, brain disease, stroke or cancer were excluded due to the possibility of dysphagia, cachexia or masticatory muscle palsy.
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
masticatory muscle surface EMG
Time Frame: Data were collected after the participants signed the informed consent form within 24 hours admitted to hospital.
The sEMG examinations were conducted with a Zebris EMG Bluetooth muscle activity recording system
Secondary Outcomes
- Nutritional status(Data were collected after the participants signed the informed consent form within 24 hours admitted to hospital.)