Analysis of Factors Affecting the Nutritional Status of Elderly Patients with Schizophrenia

GAO Hai

doi:10.13919/j.issn.2095-6274.ZHJY202407038

Abstract：Objective To explore and analyze the factors affecting the nutritional status of elderly patients with schizophrenia.Methods Patients with schizophrenia over 60 years of age admitted to the Department of Mental Health of Xiamen Xianyue Hospital from November 2021 to November 2023 were included,and the medi-cal records of 406 eligible cases were collected to assess the nutritional status of the patients by applying the Micro Nutritional Assessment for the Elderly(MNA)Scale,the Inpatient Nursing Observation Inventory(NOSIE)and Positive and Negative Symptom Scale(PANSS),and the severity of current mental illness.The severity of current mental illness was assessed,and the factors affecting the nutritional status of elderly patients with schizophrenia were analysed by applying unifactorial and multifactorial logistic regression analyses.Results There were no significant differences between the three groups of patients grouped according to nutritional factors in terms of gender,family history,and co-medication;age,duration of illness,body mass(BMI),length of hospital stay,and NNOSIE and PANSS scores were compared between the three groups,and the differences were statistically sig-nificant(P＜0.05).Multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that age,course of disease,length of hospital stay,NOSIE,and PANSS scores were the main factors affecting nutritional status(P＜0.05).Conclusion Elderly schizophrenia is highly prone to malnutrition,and there are many factors that affect their nutritional status.There-fore,more attention should be paid to nutritional screening and specific health education for patients,and different nutritional intervention plans should be adopted according to the actual clinical situation of patients to avoid further health problems.