Is Mini Nutritional Assessment a Good Prognostic Tool of Activities of Daily Living in Ederly?
Objectives: The aims of this study were to investigate the association of Mini-Nutritional Assessment and activities of daily living as well as examining Mini Nutritional Assessment as a good prognostic tool ofactivities of daily living in elderly ...
Mojde Mirarefin +5 more
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AGREEMENT BETWEEN NUTRITIONAL SCREENING INSTRUMENTS IN HOSPITALIZED OLDER PATIENTS
Background The prevalence of hospitalized elderly patients has grown substantially and has impacted the hospital health services. Thus, it is believed that an investigation of the nutritional status associated with different clinical situations in ...
Antonio Alberto Rodrigues ALMENDRA +2 more
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Introduction. Undernutrition is a major public health problem and has many consequences for the elderly health. Objectives. The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence of malnutrition in an elderly population hospitalized in the Internal ...
Norreddine MENADI +5 more
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NUTRITIONAL STATUS ASSESSMENT OF PATIENTS IN A GENERAL PRACTITIONER’S OFFICE
Aim: The study aimed at determining the nutritional status of senior citizens in a general practitioner’s office. Design: A cross-sectional study. Methods: Nutritional status was assessed with the Mini Nutritional Assessment (MNA), Malnutrition Universal
Radka Kozáková +2 more
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Evaluation of the Mini Nutritional Assessment in the elderly, Tehran, Iran [PDF]
AbstractObjectiveTo determine whether the Mini Nutritional Assessment (MNA) can screen and diagnose for malnutrition in the Iranian elderly.DesignThe MNA was administered to all volunteers. Each patient underwent anthropometric and serum albumin measurements. Reliability, validity, sensitivity, specificity, positive- and negative-predictive values were
Bahareh, Amirkalali +5 more
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Mini Nutritional Assessment Scale-Short Form can be useful for frailty screening in older adults. [PDF]
Pinar Soysal,1 Nicola Veronese,2,3 Ferhat Arik,4 Ugur Kalan,4 Lee Smith,5 Ahmet Turan Isik6 1Department of Geriatric Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Bezmialem Vakif University, Istanbul, Turkey; 2National Research Council, Neuroscience Institute, Aging ...
Soysal P +5 more
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Malnutrition in elderly pilgrims attending kumbh festival 2019: A cross-sectional study
Background and Objectives: Geriatric population is at increased risk of malnutrition which in turn leads to decreased immunity, sarcopenia, frailty and poor clinical outcomes.
Vivek Aggarwal +6 more
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NUTRITIONAL SCREENING OF ELDERLY BY DIFFERENT METHODS AND INDICATORS ADMITTED TO HOSPITAL
Objective: Identify appropriate methods and indicators to assess elderly nutritional status admitted to a hospital. Methods: Cross-sectional study in which 41 elderly patients of both sexes were evaluated (≥ 60 years).
Fernanda Cristina Esteves de Oliveira +5 more
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Evaluation of the Iranian Mini Nutritional Assessment Short-Form in Community-dwelling Elderly [PDF]
Background: This study was aimed to assess agreement and diagnostic accuracy of the Iranian version of Mini Nutritional Assessment short-form (MNA-SF) against the original MNA, as a gold standard in community-dwelling elderly. Methods: The full MNA
Aida Malek Mahdavi +4 more
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Assessment of Nutritional Status and its Associated Factors among the Elderly Population: A Cross-sectional Study from Rural Area of Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India [PDF]
Introduction: Elderly malnutrition is an iceberg phenomenon and remains undiagnosed most of the time. The elderly people are at risk of malnutrition due to physical, psychological, social, dietary and environmental risk factors.
A Ra Boornema, M Aarthy
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