A Comprehensive Oral Intake Evaluation Tool (the Kuchi-kara Taberu Index) Facilitated Functional Eating Rehabilitation: A Case Report in a Frail Older Patient with Malnutrition and Suspected Iatrogenic Sarcopenia. (1st April 2022)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Hidaka, Yoshifumi; Watanabe, Satomi; Nishikawa, Yumiko; Irie, Iroha
• Is Part Of: Gerontology & geriatric medicine. Volume 8(2022)
• Publication Date: 2022-04-01
• Subjects: KT index -- oral intake -- malnutrition -- iatrogenic sarcopenia -- case report of frail older adult; Gerontology -- Periodicals; Geriatrics -- Periodicals; 618.97005
• DOI: 10.1177/23337214221090284
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2333-7214

Abstract

Frail older hospital patients are susceptible to malnutrition and iatrogenic sarcopenia. This can be linked to the decreased appetite and oral intake that can arise in largely bed-bound patients who do not get up even for rehabilitation and meals. The KT index was devised as an easy-to-use evaluation tool to address oral intake issues, and it has potential utility for expediting a multidisciplinary comprehensive rehabilitation program. To our knowledge, no reports have described real-world evidence on multidisciplinary team interventions with this tool. Herein, we report the case of a frail older patient whose oral intake improved following a KT Index-based intervention.