[老年城市成年人中社会隔离与营养状况之间的横截面关联:伊塔巴希老龄化纵向研究]
Lena Käläntär1, Tatsunosuke Gomi1, Keiko Motokawa1
1Research Team for Promoting Independence and Mental Health, Tokyo Metropolitan Institute for Geriatrics and Gerontology.
Nihon Ronen Igakkai zasshi. Japanese journal of geriatrics
|March 30, 2025
概括
社会孤立与日本老年城市成年人的营养不良有关. 这种关联在女性中尤为强烈,突出了关键的公共卫生问题.
科学领域:
- 老年学是一门学科.
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 营养科学 营养科学
背景情况:
- 社会孤立对老年人的食欲,食物摄入量和营养状况产生负面影响.
- 现有的关于社会隔离和营养的研究是有限的,主要关注农村和郊区人口.
- 了解城市环境中的这种关系对于制定有效的公共卫生战略至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 调查居住在日本城市的老年人中,社会隔离与营养状况之间的关联.
- 确定社会隔离是否是这一人口群体营养不良的风险因素.
- 为了探索协会中潜在的性别差异.
主要方法:
- 对1,052名老年人 (平均年龄为78岁) 的横截面研究.
- 使用Mini Nutritional Assessment®简单表格 (≤11表示营养不良) 评估营养状况.
- 通过缩写的卢本社会网络尺度 (<12表示隔离) 测量社会孤立;使用后勤回归.
主要成果:
- 41.7%的参与者经历了社会隔离; 27.4%的人营养不良.
- 社会孤立与营养不良有显著的关联 (OR: 1.41,95% CI: 1.06-1.88).
- 社会孤立和营养不良之间的关联仅在女性参与者中显著.
结论:
- 社会隔离是生活在日本城市中老年人营养不良的重要危险因素.
- 研究结果强调了解决社会隔离的重要性,以改善这一群体的营养结果.
- 建议进行进一步的纵向研究,以探索社会隔离对营养状况的长期影响.
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