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Multicenter Study
. 2019 Jul;55(3):415-423.
doi: 10.1111/ppc.12327. Epub 2018 Nov 14.

Factors related to malnutrition in community-dwelling patients with schizophrenia

Sung Reul Kim  1 , Ji Young Kim  2 , Hye Young Kim  2 , Ju-Hee Nho  2 , Young Hwa Kim  2 , So-Young Min  3
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Multicenter Study

Factors related to malnutrition in community-dwelling patients with schizophrenia

Sung Reul Kim et al. Perspect Psychiatr Care. 2019 Jul.

Abstract

Purpose: This study aims to identify demographic, clinical, and nutritional factors related to malnutrition in community-dwelling patients with schizophrenia.

Design and methods: We used a descriptive cross-sectional design. Between June and July 2016, 188 community-dwelling patients with schizophrenia were included in this study.

Findings: Of the 188 participants, 4.3% were classified as malnourished, and 40.4% were at risk of malnutrition. Living status, body weight, and appetite were significant factors related to malnutrition in community-dwelling patients with schizophrenia.

Practice implication: Assessment of nutritional status should be considered along with demographic and nutritional factors in community-dwelling patients with schizophrenia.

Keywords: appetite; body weight; malnutrition; schizophrenia.

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