Sažetak sa skupa
MALNUTRITION IN ELDERLY
Maja Župan
; Dom za starije i nemoćne osobe Požega, Filipa Potrebice 2a, Požega, Hrvatska
Božica Lovrić
orcid.org/0000-0002-2762-6439
; Opća županijska bolnica Požega, Osječka 107, Požega, Hrvatska, Medicinski fakultet Osijek, Josipa Huttlera 4, Osijek, Hrvatska
Tihomir Jovanović
orcid.org/0000-0002-9862-6946
; Opća županijska bolnica Požega, Osječka 107, Požega, Hrvatska
Sabina Cviljević
orcid.org/0000-0001-7871-2954
; Opća županijska bolnica Požega, Osječka 107, Požega, Hrvatska
Sažetak
Aim: The objective of the study was to examine the risk of malnutrition for older persons that had been
placed in the residential care home for the older and disabled people. Furthermore, it tried to prove or disprovethe
link between mobility of respondent sand total test results.
Methods: The research method was MNA questionnaire (concise food habits questionnaire), a malnutrition
measuring instrument specially developed for the older people that contains 18 questions. The studywasconductedinthe
Home for theolderanddisabledpeoplein Požega, Croatia (N = 100).
Results: Resultsof MNA questionnaire showe dthat 25 of 100 respondent ssuffered from malnutrition (25
%), 38 patients had a risk of developing malnutrition (38 %) and 37 subjects werewell-fed (37 %). It was statistically
proventh at mobility of patients affectsthe results of the MNA test. Outof 32 completely immobile
patients, 20 of the mwereunder weight, 12 oft hemhad a risk of malnutrition, andnot a single one immobile
respondent was well-fed.
Conclusion: Malnutrition is common among older people, whether they live alone, with their families, inresidential
care homes for the older and disabled persons, or they are hospitalised. Recognition, diagnosis
and treatment of malnutrition require a multidisciplinary approach that should include doctors, nurses, dieti-
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Sažeci radova / Abstracts
tiansan dotherhealthcare providers. Health care professionals need to develop the awareness that proper nutrition
is an important and essential step in healing and transfer that knowledge to the patient and their family.
Ključne riječi
malnutrition; MNA questionnaire; older age
Hrčak ID:
198857
URI
Datum izdavanja:
31.12.2017.
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