Malnutrition in elderly: Social and economic determinants
| Autor: | G. Di Bella, Rosa Asprino, Lorenzo M. Donini, Edda Cava, Aldo Morrone, Mario Barbagallo, Silvia Cataldi, Barbara Neri, S. Carcaterra, P. Scardella, A R Proietti, Domenico Cucinotta, Laura Piombo |
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| Přispěvatelé: | DONINI, LM, SCARDELLA, P, PIOMBO, L, NERI, B, ASPRINO, R, PROIETTI, AR, CARCATERRA, S, CAVA, E, CATALDI, S, CUCINOTTA, D, DI BELLA, G, BARBAGALLO, M, MORRONE, A |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2013 |
| Předmět: |
Low income
Gerontology Male Settore MED/09 - Medicina Interna poverty Malnutrition elderly poverty Population Nutritional Status Medicine (miscellaneous) Guidelines as Topic elderly Geriatric population Risk Factors malnutrition 80 and over Prevalence Elderly people Medicine Humans education Geriatric Assessment Depression (differential diagnoses) Aged Aged 80 and over education.field_of_study Nutrition and Dietetics business.industry Malnutrition Nutritional status Female Italy Nursing Homes Nutrition Assessment Socioeconomic Factors Geriatrics and Gerontology medicine.disease business Nursing homes |
| Popis: | Malnutrition occurs frequently in the frailest groups of the population, especially in people who are on a low income and elderly subjects, overall if they are institutionalized. The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of malnutrition in a sample of elderly people living in different settings and to identify the determinants of malnutrition. Methods: A total of 718 subjects, 472 females (F) and 246 males (M), were recruited from nursing homes or were free living in three different regions in Italy. Nutritional status, depression, social, functional and cognitive status, were evaluated. Results: According to the Mini Nutritional Assessment (MNA), a high prevalence of malnutrition was found out in both genders: 26% of F and 16.3% of M were classified as being malnourished (MNA |
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