Frailty, sarcopenia, and malnutrition frequently (co-) occur in hospitalized older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis

GC Ligthart-Melis, YC Luiking, A Kakourou… - Journal of the American …, 2020 - Elsevier
Objectives The purpose of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to summarize the
prevalence of, and association between, physical frailty or sarcopenia and malnutrition in …

Nutrition management in older adults with diabetes: a review on the importance of shifting prevention strategies from metabolic syndrome to frailty

Y Tamura, T Omura, K Toyoshima, A Araki - Nutrients, 2020 - mdpi.com
The increasing prevalence of older adults with diabetes has become a major social burden.
Diabetes, frailty, and cognitive dysfunction are closely related to the mechanisms of aging …

Epidemiology of frailty in older people

S Rohrmann - Frailty and cardiovascular diseases: Research into an …, 2020 - Springer
Frailty is a complex of symptoms that is characterized by impaired stress tolerance due to a
decline in the functionality of different organs. Due to its multifactorial aetiology, several …

Malnutrition as key predictor of physical frailty among Malaysian older adults

CW Norazman, SNA Adznam, R Jamaluddin - Nutrients, 2020 - mdpi.com
Studies have been carried out on the association between frailty and malnutrition, but the
similarities and divergence of the relationship remain debatable. This study aimed to explore …

Malnutrition is associated with dynamic physical performance

KA Ramsey, CGM Meskers, MC Trappenburg… - Aging clinical and …, 2020 - Springer
Background Malnutrition and poor physical performance are both conditions that increase in
prevalence with age; however, their interrelation in a clinically relevant population has not …

Screening community-living older adults for protein energy malnutrition and frailty: update and next steps

JT Dwyer, JJ Gahche, M Weiler… - Journal of Community …, 2020 - Springer
Abstract Protein-energy malnutrition (PEM)/undernutrition and frailty are prevalent,
overlapping conditions impacting on functional and health outcomes of older adults, but are …

Malnutrition prevalence and burden on healthcare resource use among Spanish community-living older adults: results of a longitudinal analysis

B Rodríguez-Sánchez, S Sulo… - ClinicoEconomics …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose Little is known about the economic burden that malnutrition or its risk imposes on
community-dwelling older adults. Using cross-sectional and longitudinal analyses, we …

Supporting nutrition in frail older people: a qualitative study exploring views of primary care and community health professionals

C Avgerinou, C Bhanu, K Walters, H Croker… - British Journal of …, 2020 - bjgp.org
Background Malnutrition is associated with increased morbidity and mortality, and is very
common in frail older people. However, little is known about how weight loss in frail older …

Malnutrition and physical frailty among nursing home residents: a cross-sectional study in China

W Liu, S Chen, F Jiang, C Zhou, S Tang - The journal of nutrition, health & …, 2020 - Springer
Objectives To assess the association between malnutrition and physical frailty among
nursing home older adults in China. Design and setting A cross-sectional study in 15 …

Eating and communication difficulties as mediators of the relationship between tooth loss and functional disability in middle-aged and older adults

Z Yin, J Yang, C Huang, H Sun, Y Wu - Journal of Dentistry, 2020 - Elsevier
Objectives Previous cohort studies have reported the significant association between tooth
loss and functional disability in aging adults. This study aimed to examine whether eating …