An in-home nurse-administered geriatric assessment for hypoalbuminemic older persons: development and preliminary experience.

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BACKGROUND: Although malnutrition in older persons is a common, potentially treatable condition, few data indicate that treatments for this disorder can be effective. OBJECTIVE: To develop and preliminarily evaluate a two-component intervention that includes a nurse-administered, in-home assessment to identify potentially remediable causes of hypoalbuminemia and protocols to treat these problems. DESIGN: A pre-test post-test case-series. SETTING: An academic geriatrics practice. PARTICIPANTS: Seventeen persons aged 65 and older with serum albumin levels < or = 3.8 g/dL; eight of the participants received pre-and post-test outcome measures. INTERVENTION: Nurse-administered standardized assessment and intervention protocols. MEASUREMENTS: Serum albumin, Medical Outcome Study (MOS) SF-36, serum IL-1a and b, TNF alpha, IL-6, and lymphocyte markers of immune function. RESULTS: The assessment took 87 minutes, on average, and generated a mean 4.2 recommendations. Among the eight subjects with pre- and post-test measures, serum albumin increased by 0.2 g/dL (P = .035). Compared with baseline, two T cell markers of immune function demonstrated changes consistent with better function. CONCLUSIONS: These preliminary data support the potential benefit of a nurse-administered assessment coupled with protocols to address remediable contributors to hypoalbuminemia.

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An in-home nurse-administered geriatric assessment for hypoalbuminemic older persons: development and preliminary experience. Journal Published:

PUBLICATION TYPE: Research Support, U.S. Gov't,

Journal: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

VOLUME: 47

Page Numbers: 1244-8

Journal Abbreviation: J Am Geriatr Soc

ISSN: 0002-8614

DAY: 10

MONTH: Oct

YEAR: 1999

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KEYWORDS: T-Lymphocyte Subsets

MESH TERMS: immunology

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AFFILIATION: Multicampus Program in Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology, UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California 90095-1687, USA.

Country: UNITED STATES

AGENCY: United States NIA

GRANT: AG10415-01

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MEDLINETA: J Am Geriatr Soc

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