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Hospital admissions in poorly nourished, compared with well-nourished, older South Australians receiving 'Meals on Wheels'
— findings from a pilot study | | Author(s) | Natalie Luscombe-Marsh, Ian Chapman, Renuka Visvanathan |
| Journal title | Australasian Journal on Ageing, vol 33, no 3, September 2014 |
| Publisher | Wiley, September 2014 |
| Pages | pp 164-169 |
| Source | wileyonlinelibrary.com/journal/ajag |
| Keywords | Meals on wheels ; Nutrition ; Malnutrition ; Admission [hospitals] ; Evaluation ; Australia. |
| Annotation | The present study aimed to evaluate whether 'Meals on Wheels' (MOW) improves health and reduces hospital admissions in poorly nourished (PN) older people. 250 older South Australians were retrospectively classified: (i) PN receiving MOW (MOW PN); (ii) PN not receiving MOW (non-MOW PN); and (iii) well-nourished (WN). Data regarding their health were compared. Health outcomes at baseline for MOW PN and non-MOW PN were not different, but both were worse than the WN. Over 12 months, weight loss was 2-3 times greater in both PN than WN groups. Hospital admissions were not different for MOW PN compared with non-MOW PN and WN, but non-MOW PN had 2.9 as many admissions and spent five days more in hospital than WN. Providing MOW to nutritionally vulnerable older people may not prevent age-related decline in health, although a potential reduction in hospital admissions warrants investigation. (JL). |
| Accession Number | CPA-150626267 A |
| Classmark | NS: CF: CSM: LD:QKH: 4C: 7YA |
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