Nutritional status and associated factors in elderly residents in nursing homes
Objective (s): To assess nutritional status in an elderly population living in nursing homes.Method: This was a cross- sectional study of 199 elderly people 60 years old or above living in nursing homes in Arak, Iran. Data on nutrition was collected using the Mini Nutritional Assessment (MNA). Resul...
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Iranian Institute for Health Sciences Research
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| author | Mohammad Reza Ebrahimi Fakhar Soleyman Zand |
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| description | Objective (s): To assess nutritional status in an elderly population living in nursing homes.Method: This was a cross- sectional study of 199 elderly people 60 years old or above living in nursing homes in Arak, Iran. Data on nutrition was collected using the Mini Nutritional Assessment (MNA). Results: The findings showed that 19.6% of elderly were suffering from malnutrition, 53.3% were at risk of malnutrition, and in 27.1% nutritional status was satisfactory. Of those suffering from malnutrition 77.2% reported 1 to 3 chronic diseases or physical impairments. There were significant associations between nutrition and some health conditions (P<0.001).Conclusion: The findings suggest that elderly people living in nursing home should be cared for their nutritional status. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-23c40d5b0d994d70ab83516f1bc78be62022-12-21T23:58:23ZfasIranian Institute for Health Sciences ResearchPayesh1680-76262008-45362013-04-01122143149Nutritional status and associated factors in elderly residents in nursing homesMohammad Reza Ebrahimi Fakhar0Soleyman Zand1 Instructor of Nursing Departement, School of Nursing & Midwifery, Arak University of Medical Sciences, Arak, Iran Instructor of Nursing Departement, School of Nursing & Midwifery, Arak University of Medical Sciences, Arak, Iran Objective (s): To assess nutritional status in an elderly population living in nursing homes.Method: This was a cross- sectional study of 199 elderly people 60 years old or above living in nursing homes in Arak, Iran. Data on nutrition was collected using the Mini Nutritional Assessment (MNA). Results: The findings showed that 19.6% of elderly were suffering from malnutrition, 53.3% were at risk of malnutrition, and in 27.1% nutritional status was satisfactory. Of those suffering from malnutrition 77.2% reported 1 to 3 chronic diseases or physical impairments. There were significant associations between nutrition and some health conditions (P<0.001).Conclusion: The findings suggest that elderly people living in nursing home should be cared for their nutritional status.http://payeshjournal.ir/article-1-375-en.htmlnutrition-nursing-chronic disease-geriatric depression scale |
| spellingShingle | Mohammad Reza Ebrahimi Fakhar Soleyman Zand Nutritional status and associated factors in elderly residents in nursing homes Payesh nutrition-nursing-chronic disease-geriatric depression scale |
| title | Nutritional status and associated factors in elderly residents in nursing homes |
| title_full | Nutritional status and associated factors in elderly residents in nursing homes |
| title_fullStr | Nutritional status and associated factors in elderly residents in nursing homes |
| title_full_unstemmed | Nutritional status and associated factors in elderly residents in nursing homes |
| title_short | Nutritional status and associated factors in elderly residents in nursing homes |
| title_sort | nutritional status and associated factors in elderly residents in nursing homes |
| topic | nutrition-nursing-chronic disease-geriatric depression scale |
| url | http://payeshjournal.ir/article-1-375-en.html |
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