NUTRITIONAL STATUS AND FUNCTIONAL CAPACITY OF HOSPITALIZED PATIENTS WITH ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME
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Nutritional Assessment. Functional Capacity. Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome.Abstract
Objective: This work had as objective to evaluate the nutritional state and functional capacity of hospitalized patients with Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome. Methods: Cross-sectional and descriptive study conducted in the Infectious Disease infirmaries with HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) patients (n = 87), of age equal or higher than 19 years. The analyzed variables were: sex, age, clinical outcome, length of hospital stay, secondary diagnosis, presence of comorbidity, weight, stature, Body Mass Index, Arm Circumference, Arm Muscular Circumference, Arm Muscle Area, Triceps Skinfold, Handgrip Strength, Adductor Pollicis Muscle Thickness. Results: In this study, 64.4% of the patients were males, with average age of 39.24 ±10.45 years. The nutritional risk was observed in 64.4% of the cases. There was a prevalence of malnutrition, measured by the Body Mass Index, in 25.3% of the patients. However, this prevalence reached 78.2% when measured by Triceps Skinfold and 62.2% when measured by the Arm Muscle Circumference. The length of stay was higher for the patients with nutritional risk (77.1%), who stayed hospitalized for over 21 days (p=0.041). The Handgrip Strength and the Adductor Pollicis Muscle Thickness were lower compared to patients with lower Body Mass Index. Conclusion: There was a high prevalence of nutritional risk and low performance for the functional methods in the patients hospitalized with HIV. The Adductor Pollicis Muscle Thickness and the FHandgrip Strength had a significant statistical association with the BMI, appearing as very useful factors in the evaluation of the functional capacity of patients with Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome.
DOI: 10.12957/demetra.2019.34792
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