| چکیده انگلیسی مقاله |
Malnutrition and dehydration are two most common types of ailments residents of nursing homes (NH) prone to. It is very important to assess these problems because they can predispose the residents to severe illnesses. The aim of this study was to gather information on nutritional status and its associated risk factors in elderly residents of NHs in Tehran, Iran.From 16 NHs in Tehran, 263 residents were randomly selected. Data were collected via questionnaires, including demographic characteristics, past medical history, present health problems and daily routines. The MNA questionnaire was used to gather information regarding their nutritional status.The present study showed that 10.3% of the elderly residents in nursing homes were malnourished. 66.4% of males and 70.8% of females were at risk of malnutrition. Multivariate analysis showed that after adjusting for confounders the following elderly-related factors were the independent risk factors of malnutrition: consuming half or less than of the food (OR=8.0, 95%CI=3.7-17.7), having no teeth or good prosthesis (OR=1.7, 95%CI=1.1-2.7), diabetes (OR=1.6, 95%CI=1.1-2.4), smoking (OR=0.6, 95%CI=0.3-1.2), studying (OR=0.4 95%CI=0.2-0.9) and praying in their free time (OR=1.8 95%CI=1.2-2.6).The subjects' health-related factors and their free-time activities and nutritional behavior are the most important factors associated with poor nutrition among elderly residents of NHs; however, further investigation is needed to clarify the role of other factors in maintaining a suitable nutritional plan for them. |
| نویسندگان مقاله |
lyly ناظمی | lyly nazemi
maternal, fetal and neonatal research center, tehran university of medical sciences, tehran, iran ; dept. of clinical nutrition, school of nutritional sciences and dietetic, tehran university of medical sciences, tehran, iran ; dept. of nutrition and biochemistry, school of public health, tehran university of medical sciences, tehran, iran.
سازمان اصلی تایید شده: دانشگاه علوم پزشکی تهران (Tehran university of medical sciences)
ingmar skoog | ingmar skoog
dept. of psychiatry and neurochemistry, neuropsychiatric epidemiology unite, institute of neuroscience and physiology, sahlgrenska academy, university of gothenburg, sweden.
ingvar کارلسون | ingvar karlsson
dept. of psychiatry and neurochemistry, neuropsychiatric epidemiology unite, institute of neuroscience and physiology, sahlgrenska academy, university of gothenburg, sweden.
سعید حسینی | saeed hosseini
dept. of clinical nutrition, school of nutritional sciences and dietetic, tehran university of medical sciences, tehran, iran ; dept. of nutrition and biochemistry, school of public health, tehran university of medical sciences, tehran, iran.
سازمان اصلی تایید شده: دانشگاه علوم پزشکی تهران (Tehran university of medical sciences)
محمدی | mohammad reza mohammadi
psychiatry research center, rozbeh hospital, tehran university of medical sciences, tehran, iran.
سازمان اصلی تایید شده: دانشگاه علوم پزشکی تهران (Tehran university of medical sciences)
دکتر مصطفی حسینی | mostafa hosseini
dept. of epidemiology and biostatistics, school of public health, tehran university of medical sciences, tehran, iran.
سازمان اصلی تایید شده: دانشگاه علوم پزشکی تهران (Tehran university of medical sciences)
محمد جواد حسین زاده | mohammad javad hosseinzade
dept. of clinical nutrition, school of nutritional sciences and dietetic, tehran university of medical sciences, tehran, iran ; dept. of nutrition and biochemistry, school of public health, tehran university of medical sciences, tehran, iran.
سازمان اصلی تایید شده: دانشگاه علوم پزشکی تهران (Tehran university of medical sciences)
سید علیرضا مصباح نمین | seyed alireza mesbah namin
dept. of clinical biochemistry, faculty of medical sciences, tarbiat modares university, tehran, iran.
سازمان اصلی تایید شده: دانشگاه تربیت مدرس (Tarbiat modares university)
مسعود بیک پور | masoud baikpour
dept. of neurology, school of medicine, tehran university of medical sciences, tehran, iran.
سازمان اصلی تایید شده: دانشگاه علوم پزشکی تهران (Tehran university of medical sciences)
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