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Association between malnutrition, clinical parameters and health-related quality of life in elderly hospitalized patients with Parkinson's disease: A cross-sectional study.
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- Prevalence of Malnutrition in Patients with Parkinson's Disease: A Systematic Review.Nutrients · 2022Pooled it
- Determinants of malnutrition in older hospitalized patients: a prospective multicenter study with the DoMAP model.BMC geriatrics · 2026Observational
- A narrative review of clinical and non-clinical determinants of health-related quality of life in advanced Parkinson's disease.Journal of neural transmission (Vienna, Austria : 1996) · 2026Review
- Exploring the Facilitators and Barriers of Adherence to Mediterranean-Ketogenic Dietary Interventions in Parkinson's Disease: A Qualitative Study.Current developments in nutrition · 2025Article
- Global prevalence of malnutrition in older adults: A comprehensive systematic review and meta-analysis.Public health in practice (Oxford, England) · 2025Article
- Chemosensory Impairments and Their Impact on Nutrition in Parkinson's Disease: A Narrative Literature Review.Nutrients · 2025Review
- Prevalence, risk factors, and outcomes of malnutrition in older adults hospitalized with community-acquired pneumonia: a retrospective study.Frontiers in medicine · 2025Article
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- The Role of Diet and Dietary Patterns in Parkinson's Disease.Nutrients · 2022Review
- Stockpiling and food worries: Changing habits and choices in the midst of COVID-19 pandemic.Socio-economic planning sciences · 2022Article
- Determinants of Self-Stigma in People with Parkinson's Disease: A Mixed Methods Scoping Review.Journal of Parkinson's disease · 2022Article
- Nutritional Assessment in Older Adults : MNA® 25 years of a Screening Tool and a Reference Standard for Care and Research; What Next?The journal of nutrition, health & aging · 2021Article
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Abstract
objectiveThis study aimed to explore the association between malnutrition, clinical parameters, and health-related quality of life in elderly hospitalized patients with Parkinson's disease (PD).
methodsCross-sectional study of 92 hospitalized elderly patients with PD (mean age 73.6 ± 6.7 years) without dementia. The Mini Nutritional Assessment (MNA) was used to evaluate nutritional status. Motor impairment and non-motor symptoms burden (Movement Disorder Society-sponsored revision of the Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale [MDS-UPDRS], Non-Motor Symptoms Questionnaire, and Hoehn & Yahr staging), depression (Becks Depression Inventory-II), and health-related quality of life (PD quality of life Questionnaire-39) were assessed.
resultsEvery second patient was malnourished or at risk of malnutrition. In the multivariable analysis, male gender, longer disease duration, higher Hoehn & Yahr and depression were associated with total MNA score. Besides non-motor symptoms and motor impairment, malnutrition was an independent predictor of poor health-related quality of life. In the multivariate analysis, malnutrition had a statistically significant effect on emotional well-being, mobility, social support, stigmatization, and cognition. The strongest association was found between malnutrition and emotional well-being.
conclusionElderly male persons with longer PD duration and higher disease stages are more likely to be malnourished or at risk for malnutrition. Malnutrition was mainly associated with poor emotional well-being, suggesting that treatment of depression and anxiety beside diet and physical activity can help improving nutrition status in these subjects. The MNA should not be used independent of other measures of cognition and depression in people with advanced PD.
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