Nutritional Status and Related Factors in Elderly Nursing Home Residents: Comparative Cross-Sectional Study in Migrants and Native Germans.
| Autor: | Paker-Eichelkraut, H. Sündüs, Bai-Habelski, Jon Chim, Overzier, Simone, Strathmann, Stephanie, Heseker, Helmut, Stehle, Peter, Lesser, Stephanie |
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CHI-squared test
COMPARATIVE studies STATISTICAL correlation FISHER exact test HEALTH status indicators INGESTION NOMADS NURSING home residents NUTRITIONAL assessment NUTRITIONAL requirements PROBABILITY theory QUESTIONNAIRES RESEARCH funding STATISTICS T-test (Statistics) MICRONUTRIENTS U-statistics ACTIVITIES of daily living BODY mass index CASE-control method FOOD diaries DATA analysis software DESCRIPTIVE statistics NUTRITIONAL status |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Nutrition in Gerontology & Geriatrics; Oct-Dec2013, Vol. 32 Issue 4, p330-342, 13p |
| Abstrakt: | Former guest workers in Germany who stayed on after retirement are now older than 70 years. Nursing homes (NH) are broadening their offer to meet specific requirements of this population. The nutritional status and related problems of the older ethnic minority group living in German NH has so far not been investigated. The aim of this study was, thus, to compare the nutritional situation of older migrants to that of native residents in two “multicultural” NH (cross-sectional study). All residents 65 years and older with a migration background were enrolled and compared to nonmigrants using frequency matching for age and gender. Nutritional status was assessed using body mass index (BMI; cut-off for undernourishment: BMI < 22 kg/m2) and calf circumference (CC; CC < 31 cm). Care staff completed a questionnaire on residents' health. Consecutive 3-day food records were evaluated to analyze the intake of energy, macro-, and micronutrients. Participants weren = 23 migrants (76 ± 6 years, 52% female) andn = 37 nonmigrants (78 ± 7 years, 59% female). Undernourishment was more prevalent in migrants according to BMI (39 vs. 11%;P < 0.05) and CC (57 vs. 22%;P < 0.05). Main nutritional problems in both groups were “loss of appetite” (56 vs. 19%;P < 0.05) and “refusal to eat” (56 vs. 25%;P < 0.05). Energy intake was low (6.4 ± 1.4, 6.8 ± 1.6 MJ/d). More than 50% of participants fell below recommended values for vitamin C, B1, B6, D, folate, calcium, and iron; 61% of the migrants had a low vitamin B12intake. Migrant NH residents were more often undernourished than German NH residents. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER] |
| Databáze: | Complementary Index |
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