Nutritional status of elderly people living in nursing home and some related factors
Recep Bentli; Nese Karakas; Betul Firinci; Serdar Deniz
DOI: 10.5455/medscience.2019.08.9039 · Page: 430-5 · 44 Views · 1 Downloads · 0 Citations
Abstract
Abstract
The aim of this research is to evaluate the nutritional status of elderly people residing in a nursing home and to examine the relationship of the results with chronic diseases. The sampling of the descriptive and cross-sectional research consists of 65 nursing home residents. The data of the research were collected through the Personal Information Form, Mini Nutritional Assessment Test (MNA), Hand Grip Strength Test, Activities of Daily Living Scale and Geriatric Depression Scale. In the analysis of the data, p
Key words: Malnutrition;nutrition;nursing home;elderly people
Keywords : Malnutrition; nutrition; nursing home; elderly people