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ArticleBMC public health2023

Sex, cognitive state and falls as factors associated with malnutrition: a cross-sectional study of institutionalized older adults living in a rural area of Portugal.

Cristina Carrasco, Gorete Reis, Margarida Sim-Sim, Jose A Parraca, Orlando Fernandes, Pablo Tomas-Carus

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Article in BMC public health, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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9 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Cristina CarrascoDepartment of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine/Sciences, University of Extremadura, Avd. de Elvas S/N 06006, Badajoz, Spain. ccarom@unex.es.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2763-4903
Gorete ReisEscola Superior de Enfermagem São João de Deus, Universidade de Évora, Évora, Portugal.
Margarida Sim-SimEscola Superior de Enfermagem São João de Deus, Universidade de Évora, Évora, Portugal.
Jose A ParracaComprehensive Health Research Center (CHRC), University of Évora, Évora, Portugal.
Orlando FernandesComprehensive Health Research Center (CHRC), University of Évora, Évora, Portugal.
Pablo Tomas-CarusComprehensive Health Research Center (CHRC), University of Évora, Évora, Portugal.
University of Évora · PTUniversidad de Extremadura · ES

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundMalnutrition is an underestimated geriatric problem, with a high prevalence in institutionalized older adults. The identification of risk factors for malnutrition in elderly individuals must be a priority for governmental organizations worldwide.

methodsA total of 98 institutionalized seniors were enrolled in a cross-sectional study. For the assessment of risk factors, sociodemographic characteristics and health-related information were collected. The Mini-Nutritional Assessment Short-Form test was used to assess malnutrition in the sample population.

resultsA significantly greater proportion of women than men were malnourished or at risk of malnutrition. In addition, the comparative analysis revealed that comorbidity, arthritis, balance impairment, dementia and fall episodes with serious injuries were significantly more frequent in the older adults categorized as malnourished or at risk of malnutrition than in those categorized as well-nourished.

conclusionsMultivariable regression analysis revealed that being female, having a poor cognitive status and experiencing falls with injuries are the main independent factors influencing nutritional status in institutionalized older adults living in a rural area of Portugal.

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CognitionDementiaMalnutritionAccidental FallsCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleGeriatric AssessmentHumansMaleNursing HomesNutritional StatusNutrition AssessmentPortugalRural PopulationDementiaFallsMalnutritionNursing homesNutritional statusOlder adultsPortugal

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PMID37131189
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