Evaluation of the nutritional status during stay in the subacute care nursing home.
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.
Baldelli
M V
MV
Department of Internal Medicine, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Ospedale Estense, I-41100 Modena, Italy. baldelli.mariavaleria@unimo.it
Boiardi
R
R
Ferrari
P
P
Basile
E
E
Campari
C
C
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