Co-occurrence of depressive symptoms, risk of malnutrition, and functional limitations in chronically ill patients receiving long-term home care

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ID15519244
AuthorsBożena Majchrowicz (0000-0003-3202-1407, Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz, corresponding author), Krystyna Kowalczuk (0000-0001-5680-8859, University Medical Center), Katarzyna Tomaszewska (0000-0002-2129-9107, Institute of Plant Protection)
Year2026
Volume17
Pages1753827-1753827
Publication date2026-03-09
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueFrontiers in Psychiatry (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1664-0640 • E-ISSN: 1664-0640
PublisherFrontiers Media (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3389/fpsyt.2026.1753827
PMID41877880
OpenAlexW7134283541
LanguageEN
References cited25

In the present study, the mean Barthel Index score (~19.4 points) indicated significant limitations in performing basic activities of daily living. Among the respondents, 67.6% showed moderate to severe depressive symptoms, while 85.5% were classified as being at risk of malnutrition. Significant negative correlations were found between the BDI score and all components of the MNA (rho = -0.301 to -0.381; p < 0.001), indicating that poorer nutritional status co-occurred with greater severity of depressive symptoms. In the studied group of patients receiving long-term home care, the concurrent presence of functional limitations, risk of malnutrition, and depressive symptoms was frequently observed. Given the cross-sectional design of the study and the absence of adjusted analyses, the findings should be interpreted with caution and treated as a description of co-occurrence, without the ability to infer the direction of the relationships

Activities of daily living · Barthel index · Beck Depression Inventory · Depression (economics · Depressive symptoms · Multivariate analysis · Population · Frailty in Older Adults · Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes · Nutrition and Health in Aging

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