title: Refrigerator content and hospital admission in old people.
abstract: We assessed whether the refrigerator contents of elderly people could be related to subsequent admission to hospital. 132 patients aged over 65 years had a thorough assessment of their refrigerator contents and the numbers and dates of admission were recorded. Elderly people with empty refrigerators were more frequently admitted (p=0.032) in the month after assessment and three times sooner than those who did not have empty refrigerators (34 vs 100 days, p=0.002).
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Boumendjel
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Herrmann
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Girod
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Sieber
authors.forename: C H
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Rapin
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D005502:Food; D015577:Geriatric Assessment; D006304:Health Status; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009748:Nutrition Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis; D012034:Refrigeration