Malnutrition and its Relation to Food System among Elderly Home Male Residents in Cairo, Egypt | ||
| The Egyptian Journal of Geriatrics and Gerontology | ||
| Article 4, Volume 4, Issue 1, March 2017, Pages 15-18 PDF (502.32 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejgg.2017.5348 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Sweed HS1; Mabrouk RR2; Kamel HY3; Jamil MA3 | ||
| 1Geriatrics and Gerontology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Ain Shams Ageing Research Center | ||
| 2Clinical Pathology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo | ||
| 3Geriatrics and Gerontology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo,Ain Shams Ageing Research Center | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Background: Malnut ri tion in insti tutional ized elderly is of individual and publ ic co ncern since i t negatively affects heal th outcome and qual i ty of l i fe and is often preventable. Assessing this problem is an impor tant step of the res i den ts ’ assessment to combat morbid sequences . Aim: Assessing the nut ri tional status and i ts association wi th the food system for male residents of elderly homes in Cai ro, Egypt . Methods: 200 male residents were randomly selected f rom 7 elderly homes in Cai ro. Data was col lected via questionnai res, including demographic characteristics, and past medical histor y. The MNA questionnai re was used to gather information regarding nut ri tional risk. Focused dietary assessment and assessing the feeding system in the elderly home using a questionnai re was performed. Results: Among the 200 participants, 17(8.5%) were maln our ished, 96 (48%) were at risk of malnut ri tion and 87 (43.5%) were wel l nourished. The presence of ref rigerators and eating in dining room were signi ficantly associated wi th good nut ri tional status. Conclusions: The high prevalence of nut ri tional risk mandates regular screening of elder ly home residents. This wi l l al low early nut ri tional intervention and timely prevent ion of fur ther nut ri tional and functional deterioration. The relation between nutri tional risk and the food system requi res increased awaren ess of proper food system characteristics in a residential care faci l i ty | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Malnutrition in Elderly homes; residential care in Egypt | ||
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