Malnutrition among older adults living in Portuguese nursing homes: the PEN-3S study.

Teresa MadeiraCatarina Peixoto-PlácidoNuno Sousa-SantosOsvaldo SantosVioleta AlarcãoBeatriz GoulãoNuno MendonçaPaulo Jorge NicolaAgneta YngveAsta ByeAstrid BerglandTeresa F AmaralCarla LopesJoão Gorjão Clara

Published in: Public health nutrition (2018)

Malnutrition and risk of malnutrition are prevalent among nursing home residents in Portugal. It is crucial to routinely screen for nutritional disorders, as well as risk factors such as symptoms of depression and lower functional status, to prevent and treat malnutrition.

Keyphrases

risk factors
sleep quality
depressive symptoms
high throughput
physical activity
single cell
psychometric properties