Changes in Nutritional Status and Musculoskeletal Health in a Geriatric Post-Fall Care Plan Setting.

ABSTRACT: Understanding how changes in nutritional status influence musculoskeletal recovery after falling remains unclear. We explored associations between changes in nutritional status and musculoskeletal health in 106 community-dwelling older adults aged ≥65 years, who attended the Falls and Fractures Clinic at Sunshine Hospital in St Albans, Australia after falling. At baseline and after 6 months, individuals were assessed for Mini Nutritional Assessment (MNA®), grip strength, gait speed, Timed Up and Go (TUG) test, Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB), and bone turnover marker levels. Associations were examined using multiple linear regression, adjusted for baseline covariates and post-fall care plans. Over 6 months, the prevalence of malnutrition or risk thereof decreased from 29% to 15%

SUBMITTER: Conzade R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6682897 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature