Malnutrition in older adults: screening and determinants

CA Corish, LA Bardon - Proceedings of the Nutrition Society, 2019 - cambridge.org
Older adults are at risk of protein-energy malnutrition (PEM). PEM detrimentally impacts on
health, cognitive and physical functioning and quality of life. Given these negative health …

Outcomes related to nutrition screening in community living older adults: a systematic literature review

AH Hamirudin, K Charlton, K Walton - Archives of gerontology and geriatrics, 2016 - Elsevier
Introduction Nutrition screening is an initial procedure in which the risk of malnutrition is
identified. The aims of this review were to identify malnutrition risk from nutrition screening …

Assessment of nutritional status using anthropometric index among older adult and elderly population in India

J Khan, A Chattopadhyay, S Shaw - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Malnutrition poses a significant risk to the older population globally, highlighting the critical
role of nutrition in healthy aging. In this study, the aim is to estimate the prevalence of …

Depression, malnutrition, and health-related quality of life among Nepali older patients

S Ghimire, BK Baral, BR Pokhrel, A Pokhrel, A Acharya… - BMC geriatrics, 2018 - Springer
Background Little is known about the health, nutrition, and quality of life of the aging
population in Nepal. Consequently, we aimed to assess the nutritional status, depression …

High prevalence of undernutrition in Dutch community-dwelling older individuals

J Schilp, HM Kruizenga, HAH Wijnhoven, E Leistra… - Nutrition, 2012 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: To examine the prevalence of undernutrition in community-dwelling older
individuals (≥ 65 y) using data from various settings. METHODS: A cross-sectional …

Clarifying associations between childhood adversity, social support, behavioral factors, and mental health, health, and well-being in adulthood: a population-based …

MA Sheikh, B Abelsen, JA Olsen - Frontiers in psychology, 2016 - frontiersin.org
Previous studies have shown that socio-demographic factors, childhood socioeconomic
status (CSES), childhood traumatic experiences (CTEs), social support and behavioral …

Factors associated with risk of malnutrition in the elderly in south-eastern Brazil

R Damião, ÁS Santos, A Matijasevich… - Revista Brasileira de …, 2017 - SciELO Public Health
Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of malnutrition risk and its
association with socioeconomic, behavioral, and health characteristics in the community …

[HTML][HTML] Malnutrition is associated with depression in rural elderly population

Z Vafaei, H Mokhtari, Z Sadooghi… - Journal of research in …, 2013 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: Aging induces physiological changes and affects all of organs. Nutritional
status and mental health deteriorate with aging. As malnutrition and depression are main …

Nutrition screening of older people in a community general practice, using the MNA-SF

J Winter, D Flanagan, SA McNaughton… - The journal of nutrition …, 2013 - Springer
Abstract Background: Objective The study aimed to determine the prevalence of malnutrition
risk in a population of older people (aged 75 years and over) attending a community general …

Undernutrition and associated factors among adults with mental and neurological disorders in public health hospitals, Eastern Ethiopia, 2019: a cross-sectional study

S Shawel, N Baraki, Y Alemeshet, DS Abebe, G Egata - BMC psychiatry, 2023 - Springer
Background Poor nutritional status can be consequence of impaired mental health that may
lead to involuntary weight gain, weight loss, or deficiency of essential nutrients. However …