[Nutritional status of Cuban elders in three different geriatric scenarios: community, geriatrics service, nursery home].
The undernutrition rates observed in Cuban elders surveyed in three different geriatric scenarios: Community: coastal town of Cojímar (City of Havana); Geriatrics Service ("Hermanos Ameijeiras" Hospital, City of Havana); and Nursery Home (city of Cárdenas, province of Matanzas) by means of the Mini Nutritional Assessment (MNA) of the Elderly are presented. Undernutrition rates were 2.7% among elders surveyed in the coastal community of Cojímar, but increased to become 91.6% among those admitted to the hospital Geriatrics Service, and 95.3% for those institutionalized in the Nursery Home, respectively. The occurrence of undernutrition can be low among elders living freely in the community, but it might affect a vast number of those seeking medical assistance at the public health institutions. Extent of undernutrition among elders in geriatric assistance scenarios should lead to the adoption of the required measures for early identification, and timely treatment, of this health problem.
González Hernández
Alina
A
Hospital Clinico-Quirúrgico Hermanos Ameijeiras, San Lázaro, Centro Habana, Ciudad, Cuba.
Cuyá Lantigua
Magdalena
M
González Escudero
Hilda
H
Sánchez Gutiérrez
Ramón
R
Cortina Martínez
Rafael
R
Barreto Penié
Jesús
J
Santana Porbén
Sergio
S
Rojas Pérez
Alberto
A
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003153:Community Health Services / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003462:Cuba / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D015577:Geriatric Assessment / Q000379:methods*; D006299:Health Services for the Aged / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D016852:Housing for the Elderly / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D044342:Malnutrition / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D009752:Nutritional Status; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires