| Summary: | 碩士 === 義守大學 === 化學工程學系暨生物技術與化學工程研究所 === 102 === The study was to investigate the serum albumin and nutritional status of residents who live in long-term care center. When they moved in, their blood biochemical measurements were examined firstly. After a few days stay, other blood biochemical analyses were measured. Observations obtained from a long-time care, the change of their serum albumin concentration were compared. In this study, 60 long term care residents were collected and divided into two groups according to their food intake pathway.The first group was the oral intake group; the second group was nasogastric (NG)-feeding.Wefound whose serum albumin was increased, whose serum albumin was decreased, and whose serum albumin was no change. After a long-time care observations, determine the effects between chronic disease, acute hospitality and physical status, at last show with their nutrition status.
The nutrition status analysis were included in six parts: 1. Serum albumin; 2. Hemoglobin (Hb); 3.Serum cholesterol; 4.Serum triglycerol;5.Serum creatinine(Cr.); and 6.Body weight.
The results revealed that among the 60 collected residents, 44 residents were oral intake assigned as the first group, and 16 residents were NG-feeding assigned as the second group. In the first group(oral intake), 18 residents showed serum albumin increased, 19 residents’ serum albumin were decreased and 7 residents did not showed change significantly on their serum albumin. In the second group (NG-feeding), 4 residents showed serum albumin increased, 7 residents showed serum albumin decreased and 5 residents’ serum albumin did not change. The residents’s serum albumin, Hemoglobin and body weight had significant relationship with their feeding pathway and physical status.
Through the nutritional assessment of this study to understand the health status of long-term care residents, they can obtain help to improve their health problems and live funtions.
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