Nutritional status and quality of life are associated with risk of sarcopenia in nursing home residents: a cross-sectional study

Sarcopenia, which is characterized by an age-related decline in skeletal muscle mass, strength, and function, is an important geriatric syndrome that is closely related to the nutritional status and quality of life (QoL) of older adults. The aim of this study was to compare the nutritional status an...

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Published in:Nutrition research (New York, N.Y.) N.Y.), 2022-05, Vol.101, p.14-22
Main Authors: Şimşek, Hilal, Uçar, Aslı
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aged
Cross-Sectional Studies
Dietary Proteins
Frailty
Frailty - epidemiology
Geriatric Assessment - methods
Humans
Malnutrition - complications
Malnutrition - epidemiology
Nursing home
Nursing Homes
Nutrition
Nutritional Status
Older adults
Quality of Life
Sarcopenia
Sarcopenia - epidemiology
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Summary:Sarcopenia, which is characterized by an age-related decline in skeletal muscle mass, strength, and function, is an important geriatric syndrome that is closely related to the nutritional status and quality of life (QoL) of older adults. The aim of this study was to compare the nutritional status and QoL of nursing home residents according to sarcopenia. We hypothesized that a daily protein intake
ISSN:0271-5317
1879-0739
DOI:10.1016/j.nutres.2022.02.002