TY - JOUR
T1 - Malnutrition Prevalence in Aged Care Residents: A Pilot Study
AU - KELLETT, Jane
AU - KYLE, Greg
AU - Itsiopoulos, Catherine
AU - NAUNTON, Mark
AU - BACON, Rachel
PY - 2015
Y1 - 2015
N2 - Malnutrition is a significant clinical and public health problem. The prevalence of malnutrition was determined in a sample of older people living in 2 residential aged care facilities in Australia. The Subjective Global Assessment tool was used to determine the prevalence of malnutrition in 57 residents. The majority of residents were well nourished (67%), 26% moderately malnourished, and 7% severely malnourished. Prevalence of malnutrition was higher for those receiving high-level care (42%), but this was not statistically significant (P = .437). No relationship was found between malnutrition status and age (P = .529) or sex (P = .839).
AB - Malnutrition is a significant clinical and public health problem. The prevalence of malnutrition was determined in a sample of older people living in 2 residential aged care facilities in Australia. The Subjective Global Assessment tool was used to determine the prevalence of malnutrition in 57 residents. The majority of residents were well nourished (67%), 26% moderately malnourished, and 7% severely malnourished. Prevalence of malnutrition was higher for those receiving high-level care (42%), but this was not statistically significant (P = .437). No relationship was found between malnutrition status and age (P = .529) or sex (P = .839).
KW - Malnutrition Prevalence
KW - prevalence of malnutrition
KW - Old age and malnutrition
U2 - 10.1097/TIN.0000000000000042
DO - 10.1097/TIN.0000000000000042
M3 - Article
VL - 30
SP - 276
EP - 280
JO - Topics in Clinical Nutrition
JF - Topics in Clinical Nutrition
SN - 0883-5691
IS - 3
ER -
