Investigating Factors Associated with Nutritional Status and Risk of Malnutrition in Residents of Disaster Public Housing/ Cross-sectional study

• Published in: Journal of Japanese Association for Home Care Medicine Vol. 2; no. 1; pp. 14 - 22
• Main Authors: Okumura, Keiko, Furuya, Satoshi, Mori, Ryota
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Japanese
• Published: Japanese association for home care medicine 2021
• Subjects: disaster public housing; disaster reconstruction period; lifestyle habit; malnutrition; relocation damage
• ISSN: 2435-4007
• DOI: 10.34458/jahcm.2.1_14

The purpose of this study was to investigate the relevant factors affecting the risk of malnutrition among residents of disaster public housing. From June to July 2018, a nutrition survey was conducted on 255 residents. Chi-square test was performed on the risk of nutritional disorders and the survey items. The chi-square test and significant items were evaluated by binomial logistic regression analysis (p <0.05). The risk factors for malnutrition were undernutrition 26 (23.6%), obesity 30 (27.3%), weight loss 14 (12.7%), and anorexia 56 (50.9 %). Factors that affected the risk of malnutrition were thirst, living alone, restricted diet, reduced activity in daily life, and decreased subjective health (p <0.05). The relationship between the relevant factors and the new lifestyle resulting from relocation needs to be further investigated.