Malnutrition is a highly prevalent condition in older adults, and poses a substantial burden
on health, social, and aged-care systems. Older adults are vulnerable to malnutrition due to …

Dementia is a common syndrome in older people. Dementia alters eating behaviors, hunger
and thirst cues, swallow function, ability to self-feed, and recognition and interest in food …

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 Although malnutrition risk is well documented in elderly care institutions, few
studies have been conducted to address concerns regarding community-dwelling elderly …

Introduction: Cognitive impairment and malnutrition are two important public health issues in
the elderly, which have been associated with their mental health. Aims: This study aims to …

Lansia yaitu fase terakhir dalam kehidupan manusia, dimana setiap insan yang berumur
pasti akan melewati fase ini. Semakin bertambahnya usia maka seluruh fungsi organ telah …

Background In the past century, elder abuse has become an important health issue and a
stressful event that negatively affects the physical and mental health of the elders. Aims …

Materials and Methods This is an analytical cross-sectional study. Study population
consisted of all 250 older people living in 4 nursing homes in Ahvaz City, who were selected …

Background Malnutrition, frailty and physical disability are inter-related, more prevalent in
the older population and increase the risk of adverse health outcomes. Thus, screening is …

Objective: The elderly living in Africa are prone to malnutrition which is complicated by the
high prevalence of poverty. This study assessed the nutritional status of the elderly and …