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dc.contributor.author | Visvanathan, R. | - |
dc.contributor.author | MacIntosh, C. | - |
dc.contributor.author | Callary, M. | - |
dc.contributor.author | Penhall, R. | - |
dc.contributor.author | Horowitz, M. | - |
dc.contributor.author | Chapman, I. | - |
dc.date.issued | 2003 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 2003; 51(7):1007-1011 | - |
dc.identifier.issn | 0002-8614 | - |
dc.identifier.issn | 1532-5415 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/2440/9653 | - |
dc.description | The definitive version is available at www.blackwell-synergy.com | - |
dc.description.abstract | <h4>Objectives</h4>To identify predictors and consequences of nutritional risk, as determined by the Mini Nutritional Assessment (MNA), in older recipients of domiciliary care services living at home.<h4>Design</h4>Baseline analysis of subject characteristics with low MNA scores (<24) and follow-up of the consequences of these low scores.<h4>Setting</h4>South Australia.<h4>Participants</h4>Two hundred fifty domiciliary care clients (aged 67-99, 173 women).<h4>Measurements</h4>Baseline history and nutritional status were determined. Information about hospitalization was obtained at follow-up 12 months later.<h4>Intervention</h4>Letters suggesting nutritional intervention were sent to general practitioners of subjects not well nourished.<h4>Results</h4>At baseline, 56.8% were well nourished, 38.4% were at risk of malnutrition, and 4.8% were malnourished (43.2% not well nourished). Independent predictors of low MNA scores (<24) were living alone, and the physical and mental component scales of the 36-item Short Form Health Survey. Follow-up information was obtained for 240 subjects (96%). In the ensuing year not well-nourished subjects were more likely than well-nourished subjects to have been admitted to the hospital (risk ratio (RR) = 1.51, 95% confidence interval (CI) = 1.07-2.14), have two or more emergency hospital admissions (RR = 2.96, 95% CI = 1.15-7.59), spend more than 4 weeks in the hospital (RR = 3.22, 95% CI = 1.29-8.07), fall (RR = 1.65, 95% CI = 1.13-2.41), and report weight loss (RR = 2.63, 95% CI = 1.67-4.15).<h4>Conclusion</h4>The MNA identified a large number of subjects with impaired nutrition who did significantly worse than well-nourished subjects during the following year. Studies are needed to determine whether nutritional or other interventions in people with low MNA scores can improve clinical outcomes. | - |
dc.description.statementofresponsibility | Renuka Visvanathan, Caroline Macintosh, Mandy Callary, Robert Penhall, Michael Horowitz, and Ian Chapman, | - |
dc.language.iso | en | - |
dc.publisher | Blackwell Science Inc. | - |
dc.source.uri | http://dx.doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2389.2003.51317.x | - |
dc.subject | Humans | - |
dc.subject | Nutrition Disorders | - |
dc.subject | Hospitalization | - |
dc.subject | Geriatric Assessment | - |
dc.subject | Nutrition Assessment | - |
dc.subject | Risk Factors | - |
dc.subject | Follow-Up Studies | - |
dc.subject | Predictive Value of Tests | - |
dc.subject | Nutritional Status | - |
dc.subject | Time Factors | - |
dc.subject | Aged | - |
dc.subject | Aged, 80 and over | - |
dc.subject | Home Care Services | - |
dc.subject | Australia | - |
dc.subject | Female | - |
dc.subject | Male | - |
dc.subject | Outcome Assessment, Health Care | - |
dc.title | The nutritional status of 250 older Australian recipients of domiciliary care services and its association with outcomes at 12 months | - |
dc.type | Journal article | - |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1046/j.1365-2389.2003.51317.x | - |
pubs.publication-status | Published | - |
dc.identifier.orcid | Visvanathan, R. [0000-0002-1303-9479] | - |
dc.identifier.orcid | Horowitz, M. [0000-0002-0942-0306] | - |
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