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| Nutritional risk predicts quality of life in elderly community living Canadians | | Author(s) | Heather H Keller, Truls Ostbye, Richard Goy |
| Journal title | Journals of Gerontology: Series A, Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences, vol 59A, no 1, January 2004 |
| Pages | pp 68-74 |
| Source | http://www.geron.org |
| Keywords | Malnutrition ; Nutrition ; Quality of life ; Living in the community ; Longitudinal surveys ; Canada. |
| Annotation | Although nutritional parameters have been linked to quality of life (QoL), few studies have determined whether nutritional risk predicts changes in older people's QoL over time. 567 frail older people were recruited from 34 service agencies in Ontario, Canada. Baseline interviews included nutritional risk as measured by SCREEN (Seniors in the Community Risk Evaluation in Eating and Nutrition). Participants were contacted every 3 months for 18 months to determine QoL as measured by three questions from the Behavioural Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRESS), a general whole-life satisfaction question, and a general change in QoL question. Those with high nutritional risk had fewer good physical health days and whole life satisfaction at each follow-up compared with those at low risk. In general, participants reported decreases in general QoL from baseline; those in the moderate nutritional risk category were likely to report this change. Nutritional risk predicted change in good physical health days over time. Other important covariates include gender, number of health conditions, perceived health, and age. Nutritional risk is an independent predictor of change in health-related QoL. The results also indicate a relationship between nutrition and the more holistic view of QoL. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-040817201 A |
| Classmark | CSM: CF: F:59: K4: 3J: 7S |
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