Evaluation of the adult segment of the population, ages 18 through 64 years, does not differ significantly from the assessment of other age groups. It should be noted, however, that the aging process is highly variabl...
A tool to assess nutritional status in older persons was really needed. It took 5 years to design the MNA® (Mini Nutrition Assessment) tool, complete
Older adultsMalnutritionNutritional profilesRisk factorsBackground Malnutrition among older adults plays an important role in clinical and functional impairment. Aims The aim of our study was to evaluate all parameters of Mini-Nutritional Assessment (MNA), according to the nutritional status and to ...
Assessment of nutritional status in adult patients with cystic fibrosis: whole-body bioimpedance vs body mass index, skinfolds, and leg-to-leg bioimpedance Assessment of nutritional status in adult patients with cystic fibrosis: whole-body bioimpedance vs body mass index, skin- folds, and leg-to-...
Frequency of malnutrition in older adults: a multinational perspective using the mini nutritional assessment. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2010;58:1734–8. Article PubMed Google Scholar Cederholm T, Bosaeus I, Barazzoni R, Bauer J, Van Gossum A, Klek S, et al. Diagnostic criteria for malnutrition—...
Nutrition in Older Adults: Intervention and assessment can help curb the growing threat of malnutrition. OVERVIEW: Both physiologic and psychosocial changes affect the nutritional status of adults over the age of 65. Malnutrition is, in fact, a greater threat to this population than obesity. This ...
Evaluating the Effect of a Home-Delivered Meals Service on the Physical and Psychological Wellbeing of a UK Population of Older Adults - A Pilot and Feasib... Risk of malnutrition (Mini Nutritional Assessment; MNA) body composition, blood pressure, handgrip strength,balance, mobility, loneliness...
The aim of this study was to assess the nutritional risks among older patients with COVID-19 and their associated clinical outcomes using four nutritional risk screening (NRS) tools: Nutrition Risk Screening 2002 (NRS 2002), Malnutrition Universal Screening Tool (MUST), Mini Nutrition Assessment Sh...
Prognostic differences of the Mini Nutritional Assessment short form and long form in relation to 1-year functional decline and mortality in community-dwel... OBJECTIVES: To compare the prognostic value of the revised Mini Nutritional Assessment short form (MNA-SF) classification with that of the ...
Women are often cast aside as being “more difficult” to study than men due to their higher level of hormonal intricacy. No two menstrual cycles are the same, both for one woman cycle to cycle and when comparing women. Some aspects related to the hypothalamic–pituitary–gonadal (HPG) axis...