Prevalence of Malnutrition in Orally and Tube-Fed Elderly Nursing Home Residents in Germany and Its Relation to Health Complaints and Dietary Intake
Autor: | Dorothee Volkert, Lioba Pauly, Peter Stehle, Cornel C. Sieber |
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Jazyk: | angličtina |
Rok vydání: | 2011 |
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Zdroj: | Gastroenterology Research and Practice, Vol 2011 (2011) |
Druh dokumentu: | article |
ISSN: | 1687-6121 1687-630X |
DOI: | 10.1155/2011/247315 |
Popis: | Objective. To investigate the prevalence of malnutrition in orally and tube-fed nursing home (NH) residents in Germany and its relation to common health complaints and dietary intake. Methods. In 350 NH residents, subjects' characteristics, Mini Nutritional Assessment (MNA), and several health problems were inquired with the nursing staff using standardised interviews. In a subset of 122 residents, dietary intake was assessed by 3-day weighing records. Results. 7.7% of the participants were tube fed. 24.1% of orally nourished and 57.7% of tube-fed residents were malnourished (MNA |
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