Risk of dysphagia, sarcopenia and quality of life in elderly women
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Aged; Deglutition Disorders; Sarcopenia; Urinary Incontinence; Quality of Life.Abstract
Introduction: With population aging, changes in the general state of the individual may occur, among these changes are sarcopenia, dysphagia and malnutrition. Among elderly women this may occur more pronouncedly due to post-menopausal hormonal changes. These changes may compromise the Quality of Life of the age group of 60 years or older. Objective: Sarcopenia can occur in human aging and, when associated with conditions such as dysphagia, can have a negative impact on quality of life. The objective was to evaluate the association of sarcopenia and dysphagia with the Quality of Life of elderly women. Methods: Cross-sectional study carried out with 258 elderly women treated at the geriatric outpatient clinic of the SUS. Clinical characteristics, risk of dysphagia by the Eating Assessment Tool (EAT-10), sarcopenia and quality of life by the EuroQol five-dimensional questionnaire (EQ-5D) were evaluated. Linear regression was used to determine the prediction model for Quality of Life. Results: The median age of the women was 73 years, sedentary, edentulous, with urinary incontinence and polypharmacy. It was found that the worst Quality of Life (QoL) scores were present in elderly women with sarcopenia, risk of dysphagia (osteoporosis) and urinary incontinence. A high prevalence of edentulism and urinary incontinence was observed. There was no interference in the quality of life of the elderly women investigated, but there was an impact on those who presented urinary incontinence and risk of dysphagia. Conclusion: Elderly women with risk of dysphagia and urinary incontinence had worse Quality of Life scores, mainly in the dimensions Pain/discomfort and Mobility. No association was observed between sarcopenia and QoL.
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