The impact of acute changes of inflammation on appetite and food intake among older hospitalised patients

The present study aimed to investigate the effect of acute changes in serum C-reactive protein (CRP) on appetite and food intake among older hospitalised patients. A total of 200 patients (age range 65–94 years, 62·5 % women) participated in this prospective longitudinal observational study. Risk of...

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Published in:British journal of nutrition 2020-11, Vol.124 (10), p.1069-1075
Main Authors: Pourhassan, Maryam, Sieske, Lars, Janssen, Gregor, Babel, Nina, Westhoff, Timm Henning, Wirth, Rainer
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Age
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Appetite - physiology
Appetite loss
Arthritis
C-reactive protein
C-Reactive Protein - analysis
Chronic illnesses
Disease
Eating - physiology
Female
Food
Food intake
Frailty
Geriatric Assessment
Geriatrics
Hospitalization
Hospitals
Human and Clinical Nutrition
Humans
Inflammation
Inflammation - physiopathology
Longitudinal Studies
Male
Malnutrition
Malnutrition - epidemiology
Meals
Mental depression
Nutrition
Nutrition Assessment
Nutritional status
Patients
Pneumonia
Questionnaires
Regression analysis
Risk Factors
Sarcopenia
Surveys and Questionnaires
Urinary tract diseases
Urinary tract infections
Urogenital system
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Summary:The present study aimed to investigate the effect of acute changes in serum C-reactive protein (CRP) on appetite and food intake among older hospitalised patients. A total of 200 patients (age range 65–94 years, 62·5 % women) participated in this prospective longitudinal observational study. Risk of malnutrition was measured according to the Mini Nutritional Assessment Short Form. The Simplified Nutritional Appetite Questionnaire (SNAQ) and Edmonton Symptom Assessment System (ESAS) were used to evaluate patients’ appetite at the time of hospital admission (baseline) and after 7 d (follow-up). Food intake was measured according to the plate diagram and serum CRP was analysed at baseline and follow-up. At baseline, 30·5 % of the patients had moderate to severe inflammation, 31·0 % were malnourished and 48·0 % had food intake
ISSN:0007-1145
1475-2662
DOI:10.1017/S0007114520002160