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 st...

OBJECTIVE To investigate the nutritional status of patients before and after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT), and explore optimal methods for assessing nutritional status in patients with hematological diseases. METHODS This cohort study enrolled 170 patients who were diagnosed with hematological diseases and underwent allogeneic HSCT in the Department of Hematology, Peking Uni...

Objectives: Elderly nursing homes residents are at an increased risk of malnutrition due to a variety of factors. We aimed at investigating the prevalence of malnutrition and its correlation with elderly subjects using Mini Nutritional Assessment (MNA) questionnaire.  Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted on elderly individuals (N=56; female=28) dwelling in the Sedigh Nursing ...

It is generally admitted that the prevalence of undernutrition at home is not high. However, as showed by a number of studies carried out in Europe and USA (1), it can reach half of the patients when admitted in hospital. Moreover, in a geriatric population, undernutrition is not only linked to a morbidity and mortality increase (2) but also to a bad quality of life (3). The frequence of protei...

OBJECTIVE scientific evidence regarding the optimal management of malnutrition in geriatric patients is scarce. Our aim was to develop a consensus statement for geriatric hospital practice concerning six elements: (i) definition of malnutrition, (ii) screening and assessment, (iii) treatment and monitoring, (iv) roles and responsibilities of involved health care professionals, (v) communication...

BACKGROUND & AIMS Few data is available on the nutritional status of geriatric outpatients. The aim of this study is to describe the nutritional status and its clinical correlates of independently living geriatric older individuals visiting a geriatric outpatient department. METHODS From 2005 to 2010, all consecutive patients visiting a geriatric outpatient department in the Netherlands were ...

OBJECTIVES To evaluate relationships between nutritional status, sarcopenia and osteoporosis in older women. SUBJECTS AND METHODS We studied 44 women, 67-94 years, by mini-nutritional assessment (MAN), glomerular filtration corr. 1.73 m(2), body mass index (BMI), arm circumference and calf (CP and CB), bone mineral density and body composition, DXA (fat mass MG; lean MM). We gauge sarcopenia:...

Background: Malnutrition is associated with increased risk of morbidity and mortality amongst elderly population. There lack scientific evidence on the staus malnutrition population residing at high altitude regions Uttarakhand, India. Lack exists status Materials methods: A community based cross-sectional study was conducted in District Nainital. total 980 subjects were selected from 30 cluste...