A tool to assess nutritional status in older persons was really needed. It took 5 years to
design the MNA®(Mini Nutrition Assessment) tool, complete the first validations studies both …

Background: Aging is identified as a risk factor for vitamin D deficiency (VDD) therefore this
investigation was designed to determine the prevalence of VDD and its determinants in a …

Objective To determine the most-often used outcome measures for malnutrition risk and
malnutrition, analyse outcome measure content, and assess psychometric properties …

Background Frailty is the most complicated expression of aging that is related to disability or
multi-morbidity. The aim of the present study was to estimate the prevalence of frailty and its …

Protein restriction has emerged as a promising dietary intervention to promote health and
combat age-related diseases. Extensive research conducted in animal models, including …

ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Previous studies have shown a relationship between calf
circumference (CC) and outcomes in hospitalized patients. AIMS: To investigate the …

Method: The present study was carried out in a descriptive-cross-sectional manner on the
elderly, referring to the health-treatment centers of Shahroud City. 448 elderly people were …

Background Recent studies have reported hypersensitive C-reactive protein (hs-CRP)
linked to clinicopathological characteristics and nutritional status of the tumor, but its clinical …

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 …

Methods This is a descriptive-analytical study with a cross-sectional design conducted in
2018. All the elderly participated in the study had at least one of the psychological disorders …