Poor nutritional habits are predictors of poor outcome in very old hospitalized patients
| Autor: | Nadya Kagansky, Yitshal N. Berner, Hilla Knobler, Shmuel Levy, Luiza Perelman, Nira Koren-Morag |
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| Rok vydání: | 2005 |
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medicine.medical_specialty Multivariate analysis Medicine (miscellaneous) Nutritional Status Risk Assessment Sensitivity and Specificity Cohort Studies Predictive Value of Tests Risk Factors Internal medicine Surveys and Questionnaires Medicine Dementia Health Status Indicators Humans Prospective Studies Prospective cohort study Geriatric Assessment Aged Aged 80 and over Analysis of Variance Nutrition and Dietetics business.industry Malnutrition Feeding Behavior medicine.disease Hospitalization Nutrition Assessment Treatment Outcome Predictive value of tests Orthopedic surgery Multivariate Analysis Physical therapy Female business Risk assessment Cohort study Follow-Up Studies |
| Zdroj: | The American journal of clinical nutrition. 82(4) |
| ISSN: | 0002-9165 |
| Popis: | BACKGROUND: Malnutrition is prevalent in elderly populations. Recommended methods of nutritional screening are often too complicated and time-consuming for routine application in frail, very old, hospitalized patients. OBJECTIVE: Our aims were to identify risk factors for development of malnutrition in very old hospitalized patients and to evaluate the total Mini Nutritional Assessment (MNA) score and MNA subscores as predictors of in-hospital and long-term mortality. DESIGN: A prospective cohort study of patients aged [>/=]75 y was conducted in a geriatric hospital. Assessment included demographic, clinical, and laboratory data and cognitive, functional, and nutritional status. Follow-up was conducted for |
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