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Prevalence of Malnutrition and Frailty Among the Urban Community Elderly in Bandung

Completed
Conditions
Frail Elderly
Registration Number
NCT06701045
Lead Sponsor
Universitas Padjadjaran
Brief Summary

The goal of this observational study is to learn prevalence of malnutrition and frailty in elderly in Community in Bandung. The main question it aims to answer:

what is the prevalence of malnutrition and frailty in elderly in Bandung community?

Detailed Description

The increase in the number and proportion of the elderly population poses various challenges, especially in the health sector. The elderly tend to be more vulnerable to health problems, such as malnutrition and frailty. Data on the prevalence of malnutrition and frailty in the elderly can be used as a basis for taking preventive and treatment measures for both conditions. This study aims to determine the prevalence of malnutrition and frailty in the elderly in the Bandung City community.

Descriptive research with a cross-sectional approach was conducted on 71 elderly participants in the Bandung City community. The sampling method used was consecutive sampling. The study used the Mini Nutritional Assessment-Short Form (MNA-SF) questionnaire to assess malnutrition and the Kihon Checklist (KCL) to assess frailty.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
71
Inclusion Criteria
  • age above 60 years old
  • domicile in Bandung City
  • able to mobilize without assistive devices
  • able to see and read
  • willing to participate in the study
Exclusion Criteria
  • history of hospitalization within the previous month
  • Mini Mental Status Examination ( MMSE ) score < 24

Study & Design

Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
FrailtyOn enrollment

Frailty is a condition of reduced ability to cope with stressors due to increased vulnerability caused by age-related physiological decline. Frailty score in this study will be measured using Kihon Checklist (KCL) questionnaire that has 24 questions divided into seven categories that are physical strength, nutrition, eating problems, socialization, memory, mood, and lifestyle. The result will bed categorized into not frail (0-3 points), pre-frailty (4-7 points) and frailty (\> 8 points).

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Community Health Center

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Bandung, West Java, Indonesia

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