Factors Associated with Health-Related Quality of Life in Older Persons Residing in Nursing Homes

© 2022 Boström et al..

Purpose: Health-related quality of life (HRQoL) is an important patient-related outcome for the assessment of interventions and treatments in older people. Understanding underlying mechanisms for HRQoL is crucial for improving care, rehabilitation and symptom relief. This study examined the associations between HRQoL and frailty, sarcopenia, dependence of ADL, physical function and nutritional status in older nursing home (NH) residents.

Patients and Methods: This is a cross-sectional study employing baseline data from the Older Person's Exercise and Nutrition (OPEN) study. Residents ≥75 years and able to stand up from seated position, residing in eight nursing homes in Sweden, were recruited. The EuroQoL 5-dimension Questionnaire (EQ-5D-5L, 0-1) was used to assess HRQoL. For exposure, the FRAIL and SARC-F questionnaires, Bergs Balance Scale, Functional Independence Measure (FIM), and Mini Nutritional Assessment-Short Form (MNA-SF) were used, including chair-stand test, walking speed and some biochemical markers. Descriptive and inferential statistics including linear regression models were applied.

Results: Data from 113 residents (59% women, mean age 85 years) revealed a mean EQ-5D index of 0.76. After relevant adjustments, factors associated with low HRQoL were sarcopenia (p<0.001), cognitive function (p<0.001), dependence in ADL (p=0.002), low plasma-albumin (p=0.002) and impaired nutritional status (p=0.038).

Conclusion: This study displays evidence that modifiable conditions like sarcopenia and malnutrition are related to HRQoL in older NH residents. Such findings indicate a potential for physical exercise, including muscle training, and improved nutritional routines, including protein supplementation, to enhance nursing home care. Future studies, in larger NH populations, on exercise and nutrition for effects on HRQoL are needed.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:15

Enthalten in:

Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare - 15(2022) vom: 10., Seite 2615-2622

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Boström, Anne-Marie [VerfasserIn]
Cederholm, Tommy [VerfasserIn]
Faxén-Irving, Gerd [VerfasserIn]
Franzén, Erika [VerfasserIn]
Grönstedt, Helena [VerfasserIn]
Seiger, Åke [VerfasserIn]
Vikström, Sofia [VerfasserIn]
Wimo, Anders [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

EQ5D-5L
Journal Article
Nutritional status
Physical function
Quality of life
Sarcopenia

Anmerkungen:

Date Revised 19.11.2022

published: Electronic-eCollection

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.2147/JMDH.S381332

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM349019894