Health and social factors associated with nutrition risk: Results from life and living in advanced age: A cohort study in New Zealand (LILACS NZ)

Autor: Simon A Moyes, Carol Wham, M Kepa, L Dyall, Ngaire Kerse, Ruth Teh, Karen Hayman
Rok vydání: 2015
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Zdroj: The journal of nutrition, health & aging. 19:637-645
ISSN: 1760-4788
1279-7707
DOI: 10.1007/s12603-015-0514-z
Popis: To establish the prevalence of high nutrition risk and associated health and social risk factors for New Zealand Māori and non-Māori in advanced age. A cross sectional analysis of inception cohorts to LiLACS NZ. Bay of Plenty and Lakes region of the North Island, New Zealand. 255 Māori and 400 non- Māori octogenarians. Nutrition risk was assessed using a validated questionnaire Seniors in the Community: Risk Evaluation for Eating and Nutrition (SCREEN II). Demographic, social, physical and health characteristics were established using an interviewer administered questionnaire. Health related quality of life (HRQOL) was assessed with the SF-12, depressive symptoms using the GDS-15. Half (49%) of Māori and 38% of non-Māori participants were at high nutrition risk (SCREEN II score
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