Low appetite, assessed by the Simplified Nutritional Appetite Questionnaire, is associated with a reduced likelihood of residing at home after hospitalization: A prospective one-year study on older patients with comorbidities.

ABSTRACT: ObjectiveThis study aimed to investigate the association between nutritional appetite status-assessed during a standardized eight-week hospitalization period using the Simplified Nutritional Appetite Questionnaire (SNAQ)-and discharge outcomes at a one-year follow-up in older hospitalized patients with multiple comorbidities.MethodsA prospective one-year observational study was conducted in a convalescent geriatric hospital. This study was conducted with 77 patients aged 65 and older with comorbidities who have been on oral intake for more than 8 weeks after hospitalization. Patients were divided into low (n = 40) and normal (n = 37) appetite groups based on a SNAQ score cut-off of 14. Odds ratio (OR) analysis was conducted to compare improved and deteriorated discharge outco

SUBMITTER: Cho JM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12319209 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jul-Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature