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Nutritional intake and malnutrition in institutionalised and non-institutionali...
Madeira, T; Severo, M; Correia, D; Lopes, C; Gorjão Clara, JMalnutrition (synonym: undernutrition) is prevalent among older adults, which may be partly related to changes in dietary intake, but evidence on the link between malnutrition and diet is scarce. The aims of this study were to estimate the association between energy/nutrients intake and malnutrition, and to characterise nutritional inadequacy in institutionalised and non-institutionalised older adults. A nation...
The association between dietary patterns and nutritional status in community-dw...
Madeira, T; Severo, M; Oliveira, A; Gorjão Clara, J; Lopes, CBackground Diet plays a key role in the ageing process. Despite this, little is known about the effect of dietary patterns on older adults’ nutritional status. The main aim of this study was to analyse the association between a posteriori derived dietary patterns (DPs) and nutritional status among community dwellers aged ≥65. Methods Cross-sectional study including a representative sample of the community-dwell...
Alimentação na Demência Avançada: Documento de Consenso da Sociedade Portuguesa...
Pessoa, A; Almeida, P; Marinho, R; Duque, S; Amaral, Teresa; Pinho, J; Santos, M; Freire, E; Mendes, L; Santos, L; Marinho, A; Gorjão Clara, J
Geriatric Assessment of the Portuguese Population Aged 65 and Over Living in th...
Madeira, T; Peixoto-Plácido, C; Sousa-Santos, N; Santos, O; Alarcão, V; Nicola, PJ; Lopes, C; Gorjão Clara, JIntroduction: As populations live longer, they also aim to live better. A crucial step for this is to improve the understanding about older adults' physical and psychological health. Therefore, the aim of the present study was to characterise the Portuguese population over-65 regarding nutritional status, cognitive function, functional status, symptoms of depression, and loneliness, by sex and age groups. Mater...
The UriCath Study: Characterization of the Use of Indwelling Urinary Catheters ...
Almeida, P; Duque, S; Araújo, A; Vilas-Boas, A; Novais, A; Gruner, H; Gorjão Clara, JPurpose: Approximately 25% of older inpatients have an indwelling urinary catheter (IUC), 45-54% unnecessarily. This study aims to describe the prevalence, indications, and complications of IUC use in Portuguese older inpatients. Methods: Multicentric, cross-sectional, observational study conducted in Portuguese internal medicine wards (UriCath). Results: Of a total of 3135 inpatients from 39 hospitals, we incl...
Malnutrition among older adults living in Portuguese nursing homes: The PEN-3S ...
Madeira, T; Peixoto Plácido, C; Sousa Santos, N; Santos, O; Alarcão, V; Goulão, B; Mendonça, N; Nicola, PJ; Yngve, A; Bye, A; Bergland, AObjectiveTo characterise the nutritional status and to identify malnutrition-associated variables of older adults living in Portuguese nursing homes.DesignCross-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 trained n...