title: Factors contributing to malnutrition in patients with Parkinson's disease.
abstract: Our objective in this study was to evaluate the nutritional status and to identify clinical, psychosocial, and nutritional factors contributing to malnutrition in Korean patients with Parkinson's disease. We used a descriptive, cross-sectional study design. Of 102 enrolled patients, 26 (25.5%) were malnourished and 27 (26.5%) were at risk of malnutrition based on Mini-Nutritional Assessment scores. Malnutrition was related to activity of daily living score, Hoehn and Yahr stage, duration of levodopa therapy, Beck Depression Inventory and Spielberger's Anxiety Inventory scores, body weight, body weight at onset of Parkinson's disease, and body mass index. On multiple logistic regression analysis, anxiety score, duration of levodopa therapy, body weight at onset of Parkinson's disease, and loss of body weight were significant factors predicting malnutrition in Parkinson's disease patients. Therefore, nutritional assessment, including psychological evaluation, is required for Parkinson's disease patients to facilitate interdisciplinary nutritional intervention for malnourished patients.
authors.affiliation: College of Nursing, Chonbuk National University, Jeonju, Korea.
authors.forename: Sung R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Sun J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Chung
authors.affiliation: College of Nursing, Chonnam National University, Gwangju, Korea.
authors.forename: Sung-Hee
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Yoo
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D015992:Body Mass Index; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007723:Korea / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D044342:Malnutrition / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D015596:Nutrition Assessment; D009752:Nutritional Status; D010300:Parkinson Disease / Q000150:complications*; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales
keywords: Parkinson's disorder; malnutrition; nutritional status