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Nutritional parameters, body composition and progression of disability in older disabled residents living in nursing homes
Author(s)Giovanni Zuliani, Franco Romagnoni, Stefano Volpato
Journal titleJournals of Gerontology: Series A, Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences, vol 56A, no 4, April 2001
Pagespp M212-M216
KeywordsNutrition ; Malnutrition ; Physical capacity ; Tissues ; Physical disabilities ; Residents [care homes] ; Nursing homes ; Italy.
AnnotationThe evaluation of nutritional status is one of the primary components of multidimensional geriatric assessment. The authors investigated the relationship between some markers of malnutrition and the modifications in functional status for 98 older disabled residents living in a nursing home in Padua, Italy over a 2-year period. Deteriorating functional status was associated with baseline albumin levels and subscapular skinfold thickness. The degree of body cell mass (BCM) reduction was strongly related to the number of additional activities of daily living (ADLs) lost over the 2 years. Signs of malnutrition thus appear to predict further worsening of functional status. (RH).
Accession NumberCPA-010515202 A
ClassmarkCF: CSM: BI: BKT: BN: KX: LHB: 76V

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