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Impaired sensory functioning in elders
— the relation with its potential determinants and nutritional intake | | Author(s) | Nynke de Jong, Ina Mulder, Cees De Graaf |
| Journal title | The Journals of Gerontology Series A: Biological sciences and Medical Sciences, vol 54A, no 8, August 1999 |
| Pages | pp B324-331 |
| Keywords | Sense organ problems ; Taste problems ; Smell [sense] ; Nutrition ; Malnutrition ; Correlation ; Netherlands. |
| Annotation | The relation of an impaired taste and smell perception was assessed as regards potential determinants and nutritional intake and status in older people. Determinants examined were age, gender, functional category (institutionalised vs independent living), dental state, illness, smoking behaviour, drug usage and saliva excretion and composition. Nutritional intake was measured by an "appetite and hunger" questionnaire, a food frequency questionnaire, and body mass index (BMI). Two different categories of older people were studied: 89 independently living assumed to have relatively good taste and smell perceptions, and 67 institutionalised with potentially poor taste and smell perceptions. There was no clear correlation of any sensory outcome with energy and food intake, nor with BMI. Regression analyses revealed that age and functional category were the most important determinants of the scores of on taste perception and smell identification tests. A poor performance on sensory tests is related to a poor appetite, but not necessarily to low energy intake or low BMI. Age-related factors and smoking are important determinants of impaired sensory functioning. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-991220235 A |
| Classmark | BLP: BLS: BLQ: CF: CSM: 49: 76H |
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