Anthropometric measurements may be informative for nursing home-acquired pneumonia

dc.contributor.authorYardimci, Bulent
dc.contributor.authorAksoy, Sevki Murat
dc.contributor.authorOzkaya, Ismail
dc.contributor.authorDemir, Tarik
dc.contributor.authorTezcan, Gulsen
dc.contributor.authorKaptanoglu, Aysegul Yildirim
dc.date.accessioned2024-06-12T10:51:53Z
dc.date.available2024-06-12T10:51:53Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.departmentTrakya Üniversitesien_US
dc.description.abstractObjective: To evaluate the relationship between anthropometric measurements and Nursing Home-Acquired Pneumonia (NHAP) risk. Methods: Consecutive patients of 65 years or elderly who were living in the Balikli Rum Hospital Nursing Homes were included in this prospective study. At the beginning of this study, the patients' anthropometrics values were measured. The patients were followed for one year, and any incidences of pneumonia attacks were recorded. The relationship between the anthropometric measurements and pneumonia occurrences was analyzed. Results: There were 133 inmates at the initial assessments. Of 108 patients who were eligible for the study, 77 (72.2%) were female and 37 (27.8%) were male. The mean age of the group was 79.8 +/- 10.5. Patients were assigned to a group according to the presence of pneumonia during the one -year followup. There were 74 (55.6%) patients who had suffered from at least one attack of pneumonia during the follow-up period. The mean triceps skinfold was significantly thinner in the pneumonia group, and the mean handgrip measurements in both the dominant and non-dominant hands were significantly weaker in the pneumonia group. Furthermore, the frequency of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases (COPD) was significantly higher in this group (p < 0.001). Conclusions: The risk of pneumonia was high in the elderly population who live in nursing homes. Simple anthropometric values may be predictive of the potential for Nursing Home-Acquired Pneumonia.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.12669/pjms.323.9635
dc.identifier.endpage699en_US
dc.identifier.issn1682-024X
dc.identifier.issue3en_US
dc.identifier.pmid27375716en_US
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-84974660146en_US
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ3en_US
dc.identifier.startpage694en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.12669/pjms.323.9635
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14551/18515
dc.identifier.volume32en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000377706400035en_US
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ3en_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Scienceen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopusen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakPubMeden_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherProfessional Medical Publicationsen_US
dc.relation.ispartofPakistan Journal Of Medical Sciencesen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessen_US
dc.subjectAnthropometryen_US
dc.subjectPneumoniaen_US
dc.subjectSarcopeniaen_US
dc.subjectRisk-Factorsen_US
dc.subjectHospitalizationen_US
dc.subjectInfectionsen_US
dc.subjectSarcopeniaen_US
dc.subjectCareen_US
dc.subjectPrevalenceen_US
dc.subjectResidentsen_US
dc.subjectHealthen_US
dc.titleAnthropometric measurements may be informative for nursing home-acquired pneumoniaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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