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Nutritional risk factors for institutional placement in Alzheimer's disease after one year follow-up
- Source :
- The journal of nutrition, healthaging. 5(2)
- Publication Year :
- 2001
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Abstract
- Amongst factors associated with the institutional placement of elderly people with dementia, there has been little study of those related to malnutrition. We followed a cohort of 318 individuals with Alzheimer's disease (AD). Patients, who were all living at home at the start of the study were recruited from the outpatient service of a hospital unit specialising in AD. After one year, 20% of the patients had moved into institutional care. Multivariate analysis showed that a Mini nutritional Assessment score (MNA) of less than 25.5 (median score of the sample) and overeating behavioural problems (p=0.006) were risk factors for institutional placement. Nutritional problems are reversible and patients with a low MNA score could benefit from a thorough geriatric assessment, in order to slow or prevent institutional placement.
- Subjects :
- Aged, 80 and over
Male
Institutionalization
Nutritional Status
Middle Aged
Body Mass Index
Nutrition Disorders
Cohort Studies
Nutrition Assessment
Alzheimer Disease
Risk Factors
Activities of Daily Living
Multivariate Analysis
Homes for the Aged
Humans
Dementia
Female
France
Longitudinal Studies
Serum Albumin
Aged
Follow-Up Studies
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 12797707
- Volume :
- 5
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- The journal of nutrition, healthaging
- Accession number :
- edsair.pmid..........a80bd74d4cb2b0f3869eded730500279