Nutrition status of the elderly differs by elderly care facility
ABSTRACT The prevalence of malnutrition in homes for the elderly is well-known, yet research does not exist concerning differences among types of homes. In this study, the association of nutritional status (measured with MNA-FV and anthropometric measures) with the type of home for the elderly (char...
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oai:scielo:S0717-751820190006007462020-03-24Nutrition status of the elderly differs by elderly care facilityDíaz-Muñoz,Gustavo AlfonsoCalvera-Millán,Sandra Julieth Aged Body Weights and Measures Cross-Sectional Studies Homes for the elderly Malnutrition Nutrition Assessment Nutritional Status ABSTRACT The prevalence of malnutrition in homes for the elderly is well-known, yet research does not exist concerning differences among types of homes. In this study, the association of nutritional status (measured with MNA-FV and anthropometric measures) with the type of home for the elderly (charity, government, private) was evaluated. A cross-sectional study in adults > 60 years was carried out. Students t, U of Mann-Whitney, ANOVA, or Kruskal Wallis test with statistical significance p < 0.05 were used for statistical analysis. In the study, 152 elderly (95 female) persons with an average age of 81.4 years (SD 7.82) participated; 59.6% had a normal nutritional status and 45.3% had a normal BMI. Malnutrition, risk of malnutrition and low calf circumference were associated with private homes (p < 0.05). We concluded that nutritional status varies by type of home and this nutritional profile possibly depends on criteria used to admit persons into each type of facility.info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessSociedad Chilena de Nutrición, Bromatología y ToxicologíaRevista chilena de nutrición v.46 n.6 20192019-12-01text/htmlhttp://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0717-75182019000600746en10.4067/S0717-75182019000600746 |
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ABSTRACT The prevalence of malnutrition in homes for the elderly is well-known, yet research does not exist concerning differences among types of homes. In this study, the association of nutritional status (measured with MNA-FV and anthropometric measures) with the type of home for the elderly (charity, government, private) was evaluated. A cross-sectional study in adults > 60 years was carried out. Students t, U of Mann-Whitney, ANOVA, or Kruskal Wallis test with statistical significance p < 0.05 were used for statistical analysis. In the study, 152 elderly (95 female) persons with an average age of 81.4 years (SD 7.82) participated; 59.6% had a normal nutritional status and 45.3% had a normal BMI. Malnutrition, risk of malnutrition and low calf circumference were associated with private homes (p < 0.05). We concluded that nutritional status varies by type of home and this nutritional profile possibly depends on criteria used to admit persons into each type of facility. |
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Díaz-Muñoz,Gustavo Alfonso Calvera-Millán,Sandra Julieth |
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Díaz-Muñoz,Gustavo Alfonso Calvera-Millán,Sandra Julieth |
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Díaz-Muñoz,Gustavo Alfonso |
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Nutrition status of the elderly differs by elderly care facility |
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Nutrition status of the elderly differs by elderly care facility |
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Nutrition status of the elderly differs by elderly care facility |
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Nutrition status of the elderly differs by elderly care facility |
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Nutrition status of the elderly differs by elderly care facility |
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nutrition status of the elderly differs by elderly care facility |
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Sociedad Chilena de Nutrición, Bromatología y Toxicología |
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