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
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2015/9/1
Y1 - 2015/9/1
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
KW - Aging
KW - Malnutrition
KW - Nutritional status
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84942616211&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1097/TIN.0000000000000042
DO - 10.1097/TIN.0000000000000042
M3 - Article
SN - 0883-5691
VL - 30
SP - 276
EP - 280
JO - Topics in Clinical Nutrition
JF - Topics in Clinical Nutrition
IS - 3
ER -