Factors associated with malnutrition in nursing home residents: A systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

We investigated factors associated with malnutrition in nursing home residents and estimated pooled effect sizes of those associations.

Methods

We report this study according to the PRISMA checklist 2020. After registering the protocol, we conducted a systematic search using the keywords "malnutrition," "nursing home," and "factor" on PubMed, EMBASE, CINAHL, and Scopus and conducted a hand search of relevant sources in November 2023. We conducted the meta-analysis using R4.3.1 software.

Results

We included 46 studies and entered 35 studies into the meta-analysis. Meta-analysis results showed that (1) demographic factors included being female: pooled odds ratio (pOR) 1.38 (95% confidence interval [95% CI], 1.29~1.47) and higher body mass index: pOR 0.74 (95% CI

SUBMITTER: Nguyen TTT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12719960 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature