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Malnutrition among older adults living in Portuguese nursing homes : the PEN-3S...
Madeira, Teresa; Plácido, Catarina Peixoto; Santos, Nuno Sousa; Santos, Osvaldo; Alarcão, Violeta; Goulão, Beatriz; Mendonça, NunoObjective: To characterise the nutritional status and to identify malnutritionassociated variables of older adults living in Portuguese nursing homes. Design: Cross-sectional study. Data on demographic and socio-economic characteristics, self-reported morbidity, eating-related problems, nutritional status, cognitive function, depression symptoms, loneliness feelings and functional status were collected by train...
Prevalence of malnutrition among Portuguese elderly living in nursing homes : p...
Madeira, Teresa; Plácido, Catarina Peixoto; Santos, Nuno; Santos, Osvaldo; Bergland, Astrid; Bye, Asta; Lopes, Carla; Alarcão, Violeta; Goulão, BeatrizBackground: Malnutrition is a modifiable risk factor for several diseases among elderly. To develop appropriate nutrition policies to decrease malnutrition, up-to-date information on the dimension of the problem is warranted. Objective: To estimate the prevalence of malnutrition among Portuguese elderly (65+ years old) resident in nursing homes.
National survey of the portuguese elderly nutritional status : study protocol
Madeira, Teresa; Plácido, Catarina Peixoto; Goulão, Beatriz; Mendonça, Nuno; Alarcão, Violeta; Santos, Nuno; de Oliveira, Rita Machado; Yngve, AgnetaBackground: Worldwide we are facing a serious demographic challenge due to the dramatic growth of the population over 60 years. It is expected that the proportion of this population will nearly double from 12 to 22 %, between 2015 and 2050. This demographic shift comes with major health and socio-economic concerns. Nutrition is a fundamental determinant of both health and disease and its role in extending a hea...
Reaching consensus for an electronic nutritional risk surveillance system: the ...
Santos, Nuno; Madeira, Teresa; Plácido, Catarina.P.; Bergland, Astrid; Bye, Asta; Amaral, Teresa; Lopes, Carla; Goulão, Beatriz; Mendonça, Nuno
PEN 3S
Bye, Asta; Bergland, Astrid; Goulão, Beatriz; Lopes, Carla; Peixoto-Plácido, Catarina; Clara, João Gorjão; Mendonça, Nuno; Santos, Nuno; Santos, Osvaldo