Unidentified under-nutrition: dietary intake and anthropometric indices in a residential care home population

Research investigating the nutritional status of older people in residential care homes is scant. To determine the anthropometric measures and dietary intakes of older people in this setting as a basis for future intervention studies. Dietary intake was assessed using 3-day-weighed food records, nut...

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Published in:Journal of human nutrition and dietetics 2006-10, Vol.19 (5), p.343-347
Main Authors: Leslie, W.S, Lean, M.E.J, Woodward, M, Wallace, F.A, Hankey, C.R
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
adult day care
Aged, 80 and over
anthropometric measurements
Anthropometry
Biological and medical sciences
Body Mass Index
Diet
Diet Records
dietary supplements
elderly
elderly nutrition
energy intake
Energy Intake - physiology
Feeding. Feeding behavior
Female
food intake
foods
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Geriatric Assessment
Homes for the Aged
Humans
Male
malnutrition
Malnutrition - diagnosis
Malnutrition - epidemiology
men
Nutrition Assessment
nutritional intervention
Nutritional Requirements
Nutritional Status
older
Prevalence
residential care
residential care homes
Vertebrates: anatomy and physiology, studies on body, several organs or systems
women
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Summary:Research investigating the nutritional status of older people in residential care homes is scant. To determine the anthropometric measures and dietary intakes of older people in this setting as a basis for future intervention studies. Dietary intake was assessed using 3-day-weighed food records, nutritional status was evaluated using anthropometric measurements (knee height to predict standing height, and body weight). Catering provision was assessed using a computer-based menu assessment tool (CORA). Mean body mass index (BMI) for the 34 participants was 22.2 kg m² (range 14.5-34.4). Six participants (17.6%) had a BMI 18.5 but
ISSN:0952-3871
1365-277X
DOI:10.1111/j.1365-277X.2006.00719.x