Behavioral and Cognitive Problems as Determinants of Malnutrition in Long-Term Care Facilities, a Cross-Sectional and Prospective Study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To investigate the cross-sectional and prospective associations between behavior and cognitive problems and malnutrition in long-term care facilities (LTCF).

Design

Cross-sectional and prospective routine care cohort study.

Setting

6874 Residents in Dutch LTCFs (period 2005-2020).

Participants

Data were obtained from the InterRAI-LTCF instrument. Cross-sectional analyses on prevalence of malnutrition at admission included 3722 residents. Prospective analyses studied incident malnutrition during stay (total follow-up time 7104 years) and included data of 1826 residents with first measurement on admission ('newly-admitted') and n=3152 with first measurement on average ~1 year after admission ('existing').

Measurements

InterRAI scales for communi

SUBMITTER: Borkent JW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12280647 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature