Nutritional status, dementia, and mobility among nursing home's residents: First exhaustive cross-sectional study in Limousin territory (France).

ABSTRACT:

Background

Aging is accompanied by a drop in the level of health and autonomy, within Western countries more and more people being cared for in nursing homes (NH). The nutritional data in NH in France remain poor, not exhaustive and not representative. The objective of the study was to assess the nutritional status, dementia and mobility patterns among residents of NH in the Limousin territory of France.

Methods

The study was cross-sectional, descriptive and exhaustive, conducted with the residents of 13 voluntary NH. Undernutrition was identified using French High Authority for Health criteria, and obesity if Body Mass Index >30, in the absence undernutrition criterion. The Mini Mental State examination scores was used for dementia assessment at the threshold of 24. The Min

SUBMITTER: Fayemendy P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8087088 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature