Estimates of malnutrition and risk of malnutrition among the elderly (≥ 60 years) in India: A systematic review and meta-analysis

S Kushwaha, P Khanna, R Srivastava, R Jain… - Ageing research …, 2020 - Elsevier
Background Death is inevitable, but healthy ageing is possible with proper nutrition and
health care. This systematic review and meta-analysis conducted to estimate the nation …

Prevalence of malnutrition and its associated factors among elderly population in rural Puducherry using mini-nutritional assessment questionnaire

Y Krishnamoorthy, M Vijayageetha… - Journal of family …, 2018 - journals.lww.com
Background: Nutritional status of the elderly population has become an important issue but
often gets neglected. Both undernutrition and over nutrition are important public health …

Prevalence of under-nutrition, associated factors and perceived nutritional status among elderly in a rural area of Puducherry, South India

S Kalaiselvi, Y Arjumand, R Jayalakshmy… - Archives of gerontology …, 2016 - Elsevier
Background Under-nutrition among elderly goes undetected, despite their nature of
vulnerability to it. Majority of the available literature assessed under nutrition in the facility …

[PDF][PDF] To assess the nutritional status among elderly and factors influencing it, in an urban area, Bengaluru-a cross sectional study

T Ranganath, S Jyothi Jadhav - International Journal Of Community …, 2017 - academia.edu
Background: Elderly population is on raise globally and in India. Malnutrition in old age,
significantly increases the susceptibility to infection, compromises the outcomes of other …

[PDF][PDF] A community based cross-sectional study to assess malnutrition among elderly population residing in urban and rural areas of a district in Karnataka, India

A BG, GV Bathija, DD Bant - International Journal of Community …, 2017 - researchgate.net
Background: The geriatric age group is the fastest-growing segment of the population in
most of the countries. Malnutrition has emerged as an important problem among elderly …

Double burden of malnutrition among elderly population of Delhi

AK Goswami, B Nongkynrih, M Kalaivani… - Indian Journal of …, 2016 - iapsmupuk.org
Background: Nutritional status is an important determinant for elderly, directly influencing
their susceptibility to diseases, adversely affecting their quality of life. Aim & Objective: To …

[PDF][PDF] Dietary and care practices, morbidity, and nutritional status of the elderly in Igembe South, Meru County, Kenya

FK Munoru - 2018 - ir-library.ku.ac.ke
I am eternally grateful to the Almighty God who made this work possible, through his
guidance, protection and provision. I acknowledge all the people that contributed to the …

[PDF][PDF] Mini Nutritional Assessment Scale: An Assessment among the Elderly Chakhesang Population.

S Khamu, BT Langstieh - Indian Journal of Gerontology, 2015 - researchgate.net
This paper attempts to assess the nutritional status of 912 elderly persons-Chakhesang
elderly-(425 males and 487 females) with age ranging from60 to 101 years, living in rural …

[PDF][PDF] Nutritional Risk and its Associated Factors among Elderly Women in Rural Old Age Homes

MC Dolai - 2021 - humanbiologyjournal.com
Objectives: Present study aims to explore the nutritional risk of the elderly women and also
to find out associated psychological and socio-economic factors,(if any) with nutritional risk …

[PDF][PDF] Relationship of socio-economic status with nutritional status among the elderly in a rural community of Bangladesh.

SC Debnath - Family Medicine & Primary Care Review, 2017 - termedia.pl
Background. A poor nutritional status is more frequent in developing and low-income
countries. In these countries, the impact of socio-economic factors may be more …