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Volume 4 Journal of Community & Public Health Nursing Nursing Summit 2018
November 08-09, 2018
November 08-09, 2018 Sydney, Australia
25th World Congress on
Nursing & Healthcare
Bongkot Wiriya, J Comm Pub Health Nurs 2018, Volume 4
DOI: 10.4172/2471-9846-C3-008
Prevalence of sarcopenia and factors related to components of sarcopenia in older adults with type-
2 diabetes mellitus
Bongkot Wiriya
Mahidol University, Thailand
This correlational research aimed to describe prevalence of sarcopenia and investigate relationship of personal factors
and health and behavioral factors with components of sarcopenia in older adults with type-2 diabetes mellitus. Sample
included 396 older adults from Bangkok and surrounding areas. Data were collected using structured interview, nutritional
assessment, body composition analyzer, handgrip strength test and 6-meter walk test. Data were analyzed using descriptive
statistics, Spearman Rank Order Correlation, Point Biserial Correlation and Biserial Correlation. The results revealed that
the majority of the sample were female with mean age of 68.6±6.8 years and the prevalence of sarcopenia was 1.3 %. Also, the
findings found that the components of sarcopenia comprising of low muscle mass, low handgrip strength and low gait speed
were significantly correlated with personal factors of age (rs=0.307, p<.001), gender (rpb=-0.204, p<0.001) and co-morbidity
(rs=0.124, p=0.013); moreover, they were significantly correlated with health and behavioral factors of depression (rs=0.237,
p<0.001), level of physical activity (rs=-0.178, p<0.001), waist circumference (rs=-0.145, p=0.004), alcohol consumption (rb=-
0.204, p<0.001) and cigarette smoking (rb=-0.147, p=0.003). However, two personal factors, diabetes duration and hemoglobin
A1c and one of health and behavioral factors, body mass index, were not significantly correlated with the components of
sarcopenia. The results suggest that nurses promote physical activity and adequate protein consumption, monitor depression
and advise for reduction of alcohol consumption and cigarette smoking, particularly in female older adults with co-morbidity.
Biography
Bongkot Wiriya has completed her Master of Nursing Science (Community Health Nurse Practitioner) studies from Ramathibodi School of Nursing, Faculty of
Medicine, Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University and Bachelor of Nursing Science from Faculty of Nursing, Mahidol University. She is a Registered Nurse at
Siriraj Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand.