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

Medicine Science (Jun 2019)

Nutritional status of elderly people living in nursing home and some related factors

Recep Bentli,
Nese Karakas,
Betul Firinci,
Serdar Deniz

Affiliations

Recep Bentli: Inonu University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Malatya, Turkey Inonu University, Vocational School of Health Services, Department of Health Care Services, Malatya, Turkey Inonu University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Public Health, Malatya, Turkey Malatya Provincial Directorate of Health, Malatya, Turkey
Nese Karakas
Betul Firinci
Serdar Deniz

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5455/medscience.2019.08.9039
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 8, no. 2
pp. 430 – 5

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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 [Med-Science 2019; 8(2.000): 430-5]

Published in Medicine Science

ISSN: 2147-0634 (Online)
Publisher: Society of Turaz Bilim
Country of publisher: Türkiye
LCC subjects: Medicine
Website: https://www.medicinescience.org/

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