Associated factors of different nutrition indicators in German nursing home residents: comparative results of a multicenter cross-sectional study.
Z Gerontol Geriatr
; 45(7): 658-64, 2012 Oct.
Article
em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-22534976
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Malnutrition is one of the most important care problems in the nursing home care sector. The subject of this analysis is the investigation of associative factors for different indicators of malnutrition of residents in nursing homes in Germany.METHODS:
A secondary data analysis was conducted using data from 4,478 nursing home residents. Unintended weight loss or reduced intake and BMI ≤ 20 were analysed as indicators for malnutrition. The influence of age, sex, co-morbidities and care dependency were investigated in logistic regression models.RESULTS:
Residents with a high care dependency had a higher risk of suffering weight loss/reduced intake. With regard to BMI ≤ 20, residents aged > 85 years, female gender, cancer, musculoskeletal disease as well as high care dependency had a higher risk.CONCLUSION:
In both models, care dependency plays a major role in explaining malnutrition. Associative factors for malnutrition must be interpreted according to the indicators used to define malnutrition.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Desnutrição
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Dieta
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Casas de Saúde
Tipo de estudo:
Clinical_trials
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Etiology_studies
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Incidence_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Aspecto:
Determinantes_sociais_saude
Limite:
Aged
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Aged80
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Região como assunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Z Gerontol Geriatr
Assunto da revista:
GERIATRIA
Ano de publicação:
2012
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Alemanha