Nutrition and the community-dwelling older person: a pilot study in general practice

International Journal of Evidence-based Healthcare
Donna PrestonAnne Wilson

Abstract

Nutrition is vital for health, and undernutrition can compromise physical and mental wellbeing. The prevalence of undernutrition among older community-dwelling adults attending general practice in Australia is not readily known. The aims of the study were to determine the prevalence of malnutrition of the elderly in Australian general practice, to assess malnutrition-related factors and to describe the older people's perception about nutrition. The study sample comprised 60 older people aged 75 years and above attending one general practice in South Australia. The combination of qualitative and quantitative data provided a more complete account of nutrition and its meaning for the older person. Three commonly used, validated nutritional screening tools were useful in determining undernutrition between 15 and 20% in a community population. One screening tool determined a 62% incidence of nutritional risk. Health characteristics determined almost 75% of participants identified at oral health risk. Frailty, medications and chronic disease were identified as factors associated with nutritional risk. Examination of older persons' perceptions about nutrition and wellbeing identified two major themes: older people have nutritional awa...Continue Reading

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