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ArticleHealthcare (Basel, Switzerland)2024

Malnutrition Prevalence in Australian Residential Aged Care Facilities: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Marie-Claire O'Shea, Judy Bauer, Clare Barrett, Katina Corones-Watkins, Ursula Kellett, Stephen Maloney, Lauren T Williams, Christian Osadnik, Jonathan Foo

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Article in Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland), 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

  1. Pooled it
  2. Under-Identification of Malnutrition Within an Inpatient Hospital Setting.Journal of human nutrition and dietetics : the official journal of the British Dietetic Association · 2026
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  3. Menu Assessment Tools Used in Residential Aged Care: A Scoping Review of Content and Quality.Journal of human nutrition and dietetics : the official journal of the British Dietetic Association · 2025
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  4. Choice on the menu in residential aged care: An underrated tool for maintaining resident autonomy.Nutrition & dietetics : the journal of the Dietitians Association of Australia · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Marie-Claire O'SheaSchool of Health Sciences and Social Work, Griffith University, Gold Coast, QLD 4222, Australia.ORCID 0000-0001-8226-7910
Judy BauerDepartment of Nutrition, Dietetics and Food, Monash University, Clayton, VIC 3800, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-3830-5147
Clare BarrettSchool of Health Sciences and Social Work, Griffith University, Gold Coast, QLD 4222, Australia.
Katina Corones-WatkinsSchool of Nursing and Midwifery, Griffith University, Gold Coast, QLD 4222, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-0901-9715
Ursula KellettSchool of Nursing and Midwifery, Griffith University, Gold Coast, QLD 4222, Australia.
Stephen MaloneyDepartment of Physiotherapy, Monash University, Frankston, VIC 3199, Australia.
Lauren T WilliamsSchool of Health Sciences and Social Work, Griffith University, Gold Coast, QLD 4222, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-7860-0319
Christian OsadnikDepartment of Physiotherapy, Monash University, Frankston, VIC 3199, Australia.ORCID 0000-0001-9040-8007
Jonathan FooDepartment of Physiotherapy, Monash University, Frankston, VIC 3199, Australia.ORCID 0000-0003-4533-8307

Funding

Aged Care Research and Industry Innovation (ARIIA Round 5) grant GA00253
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Long-term or residential services are designed to support older people who experience challenges to their physical and mental health. These services play an important role in the health and well-being of older adults who are more susceptible to problems such as malnutrition. Estimates of the significance of malnutrition require up-to-date prevalence data to inform government strategies and regulation, but these data are not currently available in Australia. The aim of this study was to collect malnutrition prevalence data on a large sample of people living in residential aged care facilities in Australia. A secondary aim was to examine the relationship between malnutrition and anthropometry (body mass index (BMI) and weight loss). This prevalence study utilised baseline data collected as part of a longitudinal study of malnutrition in 10 Residential Aged Care facilities across three states in Australia (New South Wales, South Australia, and Queensland). The malnutrition status of eligible residents was assessed by dietitians and trained student dietitians using the Subjective Global Assessment (SGA) with residents categorised into SGA-A = well nourished, SGA-B = mildly/moderately malnourished, and SGA-C = severely malnourished. Other data were extracted from the electronic record. Of the 833 listed residents, 711 residents were eligible and had sufficient data to be included in the analysis. Residents were predominantly female (63%) with a mean (SD) age of 84 (8.36) years and a mean (SD) BMI of 26.74 (6.59) kg/m

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BMIdietitianslong-term caremalnutrition screeningnutrition supportprevalenceweight loss

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PMCPMC11241761

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