Residents of assisted living facilities lost significant, concerning weight during the COVID-19 quarantine

By Deborah Mann Lake
December 7, 2022

Maureen Beck, DNP, MSN, left, and Suyan Bi, MSN, AGNP-C, with UTHealth Houston won first place at Gerontological Advanced Practice Nurses Association 2022 National Conference for their study on weight loss in residents of assisted living facilities.

Maureen Beck, DNP, MSN, left, and Suyan Bi, MSN, AGNP-C, with UTHealth Houston won first place at Gerontological Advanced Practice Nurses Association 2022 National Conference for their study on weight loss in residents of assisted living facilities.

Older adults residing in assisted living facilities and quarantined to their rooms during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic lost significant weight, according to gerontology care providers and researchers from McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston.

Significant weight loss of at least 5% occurred in 40% of residents, with 47% of those losing 10% or more of their weight. Men in the study were 14 times more likely to lose significant weight due to quarantine.

The findings were presented at the Gerontological Advanced Practice Nurses Association 2022 National Conference earlier this month.

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