Nutritional problems in older adults with Alzheimer’s disease: Risk of malnutrition and sarcopenia

Autores/as

  • Danielle Rodrigues LECHETA Universidade Federal do Paraná
  • Maria Eliana Madalozzo SCHIEFERDECKER Universidade Federal do Paraná
  • Ana Paula de MELLO Universidade Federal do Paraná
  • Ivete BERKENBROCK Prefeitura Municipal de Curitiba
  • João CARDOSO NETO Universidade Federal do Paraná
  • Eliane Mara Cesário Pereira MALUF Universidade Federal do Paraná

Palabras clave:

Alzheimer disease, Nutritional status, Sarcopenia

Resumen

Objective
Understand the nutritional problems and detect the presence of sarcopenia in older adults with Alzheimer’sdisease.

Methods
Descriptive cross-sectional study carried out among elderly patients with Alzheimer’s disease receiving care at the Unidade de Saúde de Atenção ao Idoso (Elderly Care Unit) in a capital city in Southern Brazil between November 2010 and July 2011. The Clinical Dementia Rating scale was used for the evaluation of staging severity of dementia. Participants’ nutritional status was classified using The Mini Nutritional Assessment. The following tests were used to diagnose sarcopenia: bioelectrical impedance, hand grip strength, and the Timed Up and Go test. Anthropometric measurements and laboratory tests (hemoglobin, lymphocytes, serum albumin, and total cholesterol) were performed.

Results
Ninety-six older adults (mean age of 78 years) were evaluated. It was observed prevalence of mild Alzheimer’s disease in 54.2% of the participants; 55.2% were at risk of malnutrition; unintentional weight loss was observed in 64.6%, 55.3% had lower number of lymphocytes, and 43.7% had severe sarcopenia.

Conclusion
The prevalence of risk of malnutrition and sarcopenia is high among older adults with Alzheimer’s disease. Future studies should focus on the evaluation of nutritional interventions aimed at maintaining the nutritional status and muscle mass in these individuals. 

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2023-03-16

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Rodrigues LECHETA, D. ., Madalozzo SCHIEFERDECKER, M. E. ., de MELLO, A. P., BERKENBROCK, I. ., CARDOSO NETO, J. ., & Cesário Pereira MALUF, E. M. (2023). Nutritional problems in older adults with Alzheimer’s disease: Risk of malnutrition and sarcopenia. Revista De Nutrição, 30(3). Recuperado a partir de https://puccampinas.emnuvens.com.br/nutricao/article/view/7854

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