title: Evaluation of the nutritional status during stay in the subacute care nursing home.
abstract: Malnutrition represents an underestimated danger in the elderly population. It is found frequently and casually during admissions to our subacute care nursing homes (abbreviated from the Italian name: "Residenza Socio-Assistenziale" = RSA) when patients are treated for other types of disorders. During a period of 24 months, in our RSA, we found that 93% of patients were malnourished or at risk of malnourishment at admission. Specific interventions allowed us to substantially improve the nutritional status of these patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Ospedale Estense, I-41100 Modena, Italy. baldelli.mariavaleria@unimo.it
authors.forename: M V
authors.initials: MV
authors.lastname: Baldelli
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Boiardi
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Ferrari
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Basile
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Campari
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009735:Nursing Homes; D009748:Nutrition Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000534:rehabilitation; D009752:Nutritional Status; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D019467:Subacute Care