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| Risk of malnutrition in retirement homes elderly persons measured by the "Mini-Nutritional Assessment" | | Author(s) | Martijn I Griep, Tony F Mets, Kris Collys |
| Journal title | Journals of Gerontology: Series A, Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences, vol 55A, no 2, February 2000 |
| Pages | pp M57-M63 |
| Keywords | Malnutrition ; At risk ; Nutrition ; Evaluation ; Residents [care homes] ; Care homes ; Belgium. |
| Annotation | The combined influence of age-associated factors - such as general health, degree of dependency, diminished sense of smell, and poor oral health on the risk for malnutrition - was explored. 81 Belgians in retirement homes (mean age 83.4) participated in the study, in which the Mini-Nutritional Assessment (MNA) was used to evaluate risk of malnutrition, and scores for the Medical Outcomes Study (MOS) determined their general health status. Their health state (as measured by the MOS sub-scale for mental health, and by medication use) appears to be the most clinically relevant parameter to explain risk of malnutrition. Loss of natural teeth and perceived health are less independently contributing, whereas no contribution derives from decline in sense of smell, degree of dependency and age itself. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-000825201 A |
| Classmark | CSM: CA3: CF: 4C: KX: KW: 76E |
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