Prevalence of Malnutrition and/or Sarcopenia at Hospital Admission
| Status: | Recruiting |
|---|---|
| Conditions: | Food Studies, Orthopedic |
| Therapuetic Areas: | Pharmacology / Toxicology, Orthopedics / Podiatry |
| Healthy: | No |
| Age Range: | 65 - Any |
| Updated: | 2/23/2019 |
| Start Date: | February 2015 |
| End Date: | January 2022 |
| Contact: | Rachel Deer, PhD |
| Email: | rrdeer@utmb.edu |
| Phone: | 409-266-9640 |
The purpose of this study is to determine the prevalence of malnutrition and/or sarcopenia at
admission to the hospital in older adults.
admission to the hospital in older adults.
The primary outcome of this study is to determine the prevalence of malnutrition and/or
sarcopenia at admission to the hospital in older adults. The secondary outcome is to assess
the relationship between malnutrition/sarcopenia status and length of stay, comorbidity load,
polypharmacy, and 30-day readmission.
sarcopenia at admission to the hospital in older adults. The secondary outcome is to assess
the relationship between malnutrition/sarcopenia status and length of stay, comorbidity load,
polypharmacy, and 30-day readmission.
Inclusion Criteria:
- Admitted to the UTMB ACE unit
- Aged 65 years or older
- Able to consent to participate in study (alert and oriented x3)
Exclusion Criteria:
- Because this study aims to determine prevalence of malnutrition and/or sarcopenia at
admission to the hospital, patients will be excluded if study measures are not able to
be taken within 72 hours of admission.
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