Development of a Model on Determinants of Malnutrition in Aged Persons: A MaNuEL Project.

ABSTRACT: In older persons, the origin of malnutrition is often multifactorial with a multitude of factors involved. Presently, a common understanding about potential causes and their mode of action is lacking, and a consensus on the theoretical framework on the etiology of malnutrition does not exist. Within the European Knowledge Hub "Malnutrition in the Elderly (MaNuEL)," a model of "Determinants of Malnutrition in Aged Persons" (DoMAP) was developed in a multistage consensus process with live meetings and written feedback (modified Delphi process) by a multiprofessional group of 33 experts in geriatric nutrition. DoMAP consists of three triangle-shaped levels with malnutrition in the center, surrounded by the three principal conditions through which malnutrition develops in the innermost level:

SUBMITTER: Volkert D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6589946 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature