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Malnutrition in geriatric clinical practice
Matoušková, Tereza ; Vágnerová, Tereza (advisor) ; Michálková, Helena (referee)
Introduction to the problem: Malnutrition is a prevalent disease in the geriatric population. Currently, there are several types of classification and assessment of malnutrition according to MKN-10, ESPEN, and GLIM. Based on the severity of the diagnosis, it is always necessary to proceed immediately to appropriate therapy that will improve patients' overall health and also lead to an improvement in their quality of life. Aims of the study and research questions: The first goal is to evaluate the nutritional status of patients based on the nutritional screening, MMSE test results, laboratory examination, and dietary intake in the first three days of hospitalization. The second goal is to assess the nutritional status of patients identified in nutritional screening tests, such as MNA and SNAQ, at risk of malnutrition or already in a state of malnutrition using the GLIM diagnostic criteria. To better evaluate both objectives of the study, five research questions were formulated: 1. How many respondents had a normal nutritional status, were in a state of malnutrition, or were at risk of malnutrition? 2. What was the specificity and sensitivity of each nutritional screening compared to the GLIM diagnostic criteria? 3. Did malnutrition and malnutrition-risk respondents have worse laboratory index...
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