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Diagnosis and management of oropharyngeal Dysphagia and its nutritional and respiratory complications in the elderly. [PDF]

Gastroenterol Res Pract, 2011
Oropharyngeal dysphagia is a major complaint among older people. Dysphagia may cause two types of complications in these patients: (a) a decrease in the efficacy of deglutition leading to malnutrition and dehydration, (b) a decrease in deglutition safety, leading to tracheobronchial aspiration which results in aspiration pneumonia and can lead to death.
Rofes L, Arreola V, Almirall J, Cabré M, Campins L, García-Peris P, Speyer R, Clavé P.   +7 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

First Steps towards Evidence-Based Preventive Home Visits: Experiences Gathered in a Swedish Municipality. [PDF]

J Aging Res, 2012
The purpose of preventive home visits is to promote overall health and wellbeing in old age. The aim of this paper was to describe the process of the development of evidence‐based preventive home visits, targeting independent community‐living older persons. The evidence base was generated from published studies and practical experiences.
Löfqvist C, Eriksson S, Svensson T, Iwarsson S.   +3 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Identifying Key Benefits and Characteristics of Community Gardening for Vulnerable Populations: A Systematic Review

Health &Social Care in the Community, Volume 2023, Issue 1, 2023., 2023
Vulnerable communities (including people from refugee, Indigenous, culturally and linguistically diverse, and low socioeconomic backgrounds) represent the most at‐risk populations facing inequities and negative health, economic, and social outcomes. The recent COVID‐19 pandemic both highlighted and fuelled these disparities.
Danielle Tracey, Tonia Gray, Narendar Manohar, Jonathan Kingsley, Aisling Bailey, Philip Pettitt, Tracy Collins   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Nutrition Screening in Geriatric Rehabilitation: Criterion (Concurrent and Predictive) Validity of the Malnutrition Screening Tool and the Mini Nutritional Assessment−Short Form [PDF]

Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, 2016
Nutrition screening is required for early identification and treatment of patients at risk for malnutrition so that clinical outcomes can be improved and health care costs reduced.To determine the criterion (concurrent and predictive) validity of the Malnutrition Screening Tool (MST) and Mini Nutritional Assessment-Short Form (MNA-SF) in older adults ...
Skye Marshall, Adrienne Young, Judith Bauer, Elizabeth Isenring   +3 more
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Study on the role of inflammation in healthy aging and nutritional status in older persons

Journal of the Indian Academy of Geriatrics, 2020
Objective: The objective of this study is to assess the levels of inflammatory cytokines such as highly sensitive C-reactive protein (hsCRP) and interleukin (IL)-6 in healthy older persons compared to healthy younger persons. To determine the association
B Krishnaswamy, S Deepa, D Thangam
doaj   +1 more source

Hawaii geothermal assessment program [PDF]

, 1993
"Geophysics subtask: microseismicity survey and imaging of crustal complexity in the Puna geothermal region on the island of Hawaii using the PANDA seismic array and gravity measurements."Hawaii Geothermal Assessment ...
Hawaii Geothermal Assessment Program
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The geriatric nutrition risk index versus the mini-nutritional assessment short form in predicting postoperative delirium and hospital length of stay among older non-cardiac surgical patients: a prospective cohort study

BMC Geriatrics, 2020
Backgrounds Malnutrition has been shown to be associated with poor prognosis in older surgical patients. Several tools are available for detecting malnutrition.
Yanli Zhao, Ning Ge, Dongmei Xie, Langli Gao, Yanyan Wang, Yulin Liao, Jirong Yue   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Assessment of risk factors and test performance on malnutrition prevalence at admission using four different screening tools

Nutrición Hospitalaria, 2014
Background & aims: Malnutrition is very common in patients when admitted to the hospital. The aim of the present study was: a) to determine the prevalence of malnutrition at admission in a tertiary care hospital and identify risk factors for malnutrition,
Josefina Olivares, Luis Ayala, Jordi Salas-Salvadó, M.ª José Muñiz, Antoni Gamundí, Lorea Martínez-Indart, Lluis Masmiquel L.   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

The relationship between sarcopenia, undernutrition, physical mobility and basic activities of daily living in a group of elderly women of Mexico City

Nutrición Hospitalaria, 2013
Background: Sarcopenia is a geriatric syndrome, which affects the functional status and mobility of individuals. Objective: To identify the prevalence of sarcopenia and undernutrition, and to assess the association between sarcopenia and mobility, and ...
María del Consuelo Velázquez Alva, María Esther Irigoyen Camacho, Jaime Delgadillo Velázquez, Irina Lazarevich   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Exploring the interplay of frailty, physical function, physical activity, nutritional status, and their association with quality of life and depressive symptoms in older adults with the frailty phenotype

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, Volume 39, Issue 3, March 2024.
Abstract Objective This study aimed to explore the interplay between frailty, physical function, physical activity, nutritional status, and their impact on the quality of life and depressive status in older adults with frailty. Methods A cross‐sectional study involving 235 pre‐frail/frail older adults residing in Spanish communities was conducted ...
Cristina Casals, Juan Corral‐Pérez, Laura Ávila‐Cabeza‐de‐Vaca, Andrea González‐Mariscal, Yolanda Carrión‐Velasco, María Carmen Rodríguez‐Martínez, Ana María Jiménez‐Cebrián, María Ángeles Vázquez‐Sánchez   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source