OBJECTIVE The interaction between dementia and nutritional state is very complex and not yet fully understood. The aim of the present study was to assess the interaction between cognitive impairment and nutritional state in a cohort of residential elderly in relationship with functional condition of patients and their load of assistance in long-term-care facilities of the National Association o...

introduction: a challenge for health care providers is that there will be a distinct rise globally in the number of elderly people aged 80 years and over. malnutrition is a well-known problem among elderly people. the aim of this study was to determine nutritional status and its associated risk factors in elderly nursing home residents in tehran, iran. methods: the cross-sectional study was car...

INTRODUCTION Malnutrition is a negative predictive factor for survival in end stage renal disease (ESRD) patients. Coincidence of malnutrition, inflammation and atherosclerosis (MIA syndrome) in the dialysis population is an exceptionally poor outcome event. Due to flexibility, ease of performance and reproducibility, clinical scales are of particular value in assessment of nutritional status i...

In this chapter we have reviewed the evidence for physiological anorexia of aging and stressed that its pathophysiology involves both central and peripheral mechanisms. Early satiation in the older person appears to involve signals predominantly arising in the stomach. The increased feeling of satiety in older persons is mainly related to changes in the central feeding drive, in particular a de...

objective malnutrition is commonly considered as an important risk factor that can produce a negative influence on the prognosis of patients with chronic neurological diseases. we aimed to evaluate the nutritional status of patients admitted to the neurology ward of mofid children's hospital via subjective and objective methods. materials & methods 61 children (2-6 years of age) who were consec...

background: one of the most important activities in educational processes is evaluation of students. for evaluating the students’ professional performance, selecting an appropriate evaluation system is important. the aim of this study was to assess the clinical performance of medical interns and its affecting factors by mini-cex test. methods: this study was semi-experimental and mini-cex test ...