Nutritional status of senior citizens living in old age homes of Kathmandu metropolitan municipality

Singh, Devendra Raj; Shrestha, Saroj

doi:10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20162032

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“…That means 24.7% were malnourished. This finding was similar as in study done by Ghimire S team in Nuwakot, 8 whereas study done by Singh in old age homes of Kathmandu showed only 15.5% malnourished elderly people, 9 and study done by Lyons in Pharping showed 31%. 10 Study done in Bangladesh in 2015 showed 50% chronic energy malnutrition among elderly people.…”

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Nutrition and Health Status Assessment of Geriatric People of One Rural District in Nepal

Shrestha

Bastola

2018

Nep. Med. Coll. J.

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Aging is an inevitable process, old age cannot be healed. It can only be protected, promoted and extended by adding quality to life. To explore the health and nutrition status of geriatric people that need to be accommodated in future priority health programme of Nepal this cross sectional study was done in two selected rural VDCs of Rupandehi District of Nepal. In this study out of a total of participants (n=364) 9.0% were severely underweight, 15.5% were underweight and 24.5% were malnourished. Three hundred and sixteen (85.9%) participants had health problems, which were mainly respiratory diseases, hypertension and diabetes mellitus. Among the participants, 22.3% had problem for activities of daily living (AODL) and 50.8 % had cognitive impairment. The nutritional status appeared to decline with advancing age and both the genders were equally susceptible to malnutrition. Nutritional status of elderly was not found to be associated with health problems, alcohol intake, literacy and cognitive impairment, whereas it was found to be associated with smoking and compromised daily activities. The findings of this study help to fill the gap in health and nutritional measures that address the needs of this group of people in Nepal.

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Nutrition and Health Status Assessment of Geriatric People of One Rural District in Nepal

Shrestha

Bastola

2018

Nep. Med. Coll. J.

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“…No association was found with respect to marital status, past occupation, and educational status. Also, similar results were found by Singh et al (11) In the current study, a significant difference in MNA scores among freeliving elderly and those in old age homes (Table 2). Similar results were found by Pai, in Mangalore city where 108 residents of old age homes and 102 people who were living in their houses, higher MNA scores (p <0.001) compared to those living in old age homes.…”

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“…(24,25) Underweight and malnutrition are positively linked with the aging process, and in addition accompanied by biological, physiological, and mental changes, such as oral cavity troubles, diminished smell and taste sensations and diminished cognitive and functional capacity. (26) The present study shows no association between sex and malnutrition, similar results were found by Singh et al (11) Saeidlou et al (27) , Donini et al (28) , and Boulos et al (29) found a significant association between nutritional status and female gender. No association was found with respect to marital status, past occupation, and educational status.…”

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“…The prevalence of malnutrition in free-living elderly is more than that found by Pai, 2011 (1) but less than in Mathew, 2016. (10) In old age home residents, the number of people who were malnourished is nearly the same as that found by Singh et al (11) . However, it is more than that found in a study conducted by Nazemi et al, in Iran among 263 residents of old age homes resulted that 10% were classified as malnourished.…”

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“…However, 44.2% and 64.3% subjects in homes and in old age home, respectively were either malnourished or at risk of developing malnutrition, which was close to the findings of similar research conducted at old age homes in Kathmandu metropolitan city in Nepal, where malnutrition was found to be 15.5% and those at risk of malnutrition was 61%. (11) In Brazil, Amorim et al reported 66% of the evaluated elderly as malnourished or at risk of malnutrition (13) , while Gordon et al stated that 30% of participants were malnourished, and 56%…”

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Nutritional Assessment of the Elderly: a Comparative study between residents of Geriatric Homes versus Community living Population, Tanta, Egypt

El-Ghazally

Mohammed

2019

The Egyptian Family Medicine Journal

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Background: A higher incidence of malnutrition in the elderly is well distinguished. Malnutrition in geriatrics is a multidisciplinary concept, including physical, social and psychological elements. Methods: A comparative Cross-sectional study was performed to assess the nutritional status of elderly living in old age homes and those living in the community, in Tanta City. Subjects aged over 60 years were included in this study. Evaluation of nutritional status was done via anthropometric measurements and through data collected using the Mini Nutritional Assessment. A total of 185 subjects participated in this study. The study subjects were 56 residents of geriatric homes and 129 people who were residing in their houses. Results showed that the community residing elderly people had higher MNA scores compared to those living in geriatric homes (p <0.001). The MNA results among the old age home residents revealed that 17.9% of subjects were malnourished, and that 46.4% of them were at risk of malnutrition. While in free-living elderly the prevalence of malnutrition was 8.5%, those at risk of malnutrition were 35.7%. Conclusion: previous results showed the importance to screen and monitor elderly people and to share families in the proper nutritional care of the elderly.

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Frequency and factors associated with malnutrition in older people: a community-based study in western Nepal

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Dahal

Adhikari

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Nutritional status of senior citizens living in old age homes of Kathmandu metropolitan municipality

Cited by 10 publications

References 17 publications

Nutrition and Health Status Assessment of Geriatric People of One Rural District in Nepal

Nutrition and Health Status Assessment of Geriatric People of One Rural District in Nepal

Nutritional Assessment of the Elderly: a Comparative study between residents of Geriatric Homes versus Community living Population, Tanta, Egypt

Frequency and factors associated with malnutrition in older people: a community-based study in western Nepal

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