Effectiveness of Using Vitamin B Complex for Increasing Appetite in NCDs Older Patients with Loss of Appetite at Bangpoon 1 Sub-district Health Promoting Hospital Effectiveness of using Vitamin B Complex for increase appetite in NCDs older patients who loss of appetite at Bangpoon 1 District Health Promotion Hospital
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Background: Loss of appetite in older adults is a reduction of food desire or low food intake. Oftens not detected or corrected. A decreased appetite can cause malnutrition, dehydration, weight loss, infection, frailty, sarcopenia, poor quality of life. Objections were to study the effect on appetite, changes in body composition, physical performance, cognition, adverse effects after taking vitamin B complex.
Design: Quasi-experimental study with one group pre-posttest design
Methods: The sample size was 40. Aged ≥ 60 years-old with NCDs at Bangpoon 1 Sub-district Health Promoting Hospital who loss of appetite and had a Thai version of the short nutritional assessment questionnaire score ≤14. The sample was selected by convenience sampling. Data were collected for 4 months from March 1st to June 30th, 2024. Data were analyzed using N, %, Mean ± SD., Median ± IQR, Paired sample T-test and Wilcoxon signed-rank test.
Results: Only 30 participants can remain. Women 96.7%. Average age is 73.30±6.65 years old. The study found the appetite score, hip circumference, hand grip strength, gait speed, cognition score were increased at 3 months statistically significant. Meanwhile, body weight, subcutaneous skinfold thickness, calf circumference were decreased at 3 months, statistically significant.
Conclusions: Vitamin B complex helps increase appetite, hip circumference, handgrip strength, gait speed, and cognition. But it causes weight loss. Skin fold thickness and calf circumference decreased. A serious adverse effect was not found.
Keywords: older adults, loss of appetite, vitamin B complex
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