title: Malnutrition in Turkish nursing homes: a correlate of short term mortality.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Elderly nursing home residents are under high risk of malnutrition. Early interventions to prevent malnutrition may play a critical role in malnutrition-mortality correlation. This study aimed to obtain insight into the prevalence of malnutrition in nursing homes in the capital city of Turkey and the role of malnutrition in predicting the risk for short-term mortality.
  
  
  METHODS
  This study was conducted in seven different residential care facilities in Ankara.
  
  
  METHODS
  Nutritional status was evaluated by Mini Nutritional Assessment-Short Form.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The mean age of the 534 participants was 79.46±7.22 years. Nutritional assessment revealed that 15.9% of all older adults suffered from malnutrition and another 53.6% were at risk of malnutrition. The mortality rate for all subjects was 118 (22.1%) over 18 months, which was significantly higher in participants with malnutrition.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  We noted a high prevalence of malnutrition and a strong correlation of increased mortality with malnutrition in nursing home residents. Given the negative impact of malnutrition on mortality and morbidity, an emphasis should be placed on an effective nutritional policy in nursing homes.
authors.affiliation: Gazi University Faculty of Medicine Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Geriatric Medicine, 06500, Besevler, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Ulger
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Halil
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cankurtaran
authors.forename: B B
authors.initials: BB
authors.lastname: Yavuz
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yesil
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Kuyumcu
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Gungor
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: İzgi
authors.forename: A T
authors.initials: AT
authors.lastname: İskit
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Abbasoglu
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ariogul
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000886:Anthropometry; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D017097:Electric Impedance; D005260:Female; D015577:Geriatric Assessment; D006707:Homes for the Aged; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D044342:Malnutrition / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D009026:Mortality; D009735:Nursing Homes; D015596:Nutrition Assessment; D009752:Nutritional Status; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014421:Turkey / Q000453:epidemiology
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