Prevalence of appetite level and quality of life among hospitalized elderly patients in medical and surgical wards at Hospital Universiti Sains malaysia (Hospital USM)
Prevalence of poor appetite may reflect the functional activities and quality of life among elderly. Elderly need to have a better quality of life in order to continue their life without any barriers that could effects their performance in continuation of life events. The aim of this study was de...
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Format: | Monograph |
Language: | English |
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Universiti Sains Malaysia
2013
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Online Access: | http://eprints.usm.my/58875/1/NUR%20HASHAMIMI%20BINTI%20HASHIM%20-%20e.pdf http://eprints.usm.my/58875/ |
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Summary: | Prevalence of poor appetite may reflect the functional activities and quality of
life among elderly. Elderly need to have a better quality of life in order to continue
their life without any barriers that could effects their performance in continuation of
life events. The aim of this study was determines the association between level of
appetite and quality of life among hospitalized elderly patients in Hospital USM. The
total 100 respondents who were admitted in medical and surgical ward in Hospital
USM were studied. Self administered questionnaire used in this study was Simple
Nutritional Appetite Questionnaire (SNAQ) and WHOQOL-BREF, which were
distributed by purposive sampling method. The data was analyzed by using
Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) software version 20. By using Pearson
Chi-Square Test and Fisher’s Exact Test, the finding showed no significant
association between levels of appetite and quality of life among hospitalized elderly
patients (p>0.950). Therefore, the overall results show the prevalence of poor
appetite with moderate quality of life shows higher (75%) rather than good appetite
(25%). As a conclusion, prevalence of poor appetite is higher in elderly patients.
Thus, more study is needed to overcome the problem to improve their quality of life. |
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