naa a22 4500 510786200 CHVBK 20180411083303.0 cr unu---uuuuu 180411e20130301xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s12603-012-0408-2 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s12603-012-0408-2 Malnutrition and falls risk in community-dwelling older adults [Elektronische Daten] [Elisabeth Isenring, J. Baker, G. Kerr] Background and Aims: Falls and fall-related injuries result in reduced functioning, loss of independence, premature nursing home admissions and mortality. Malnutrition is associated with falls in the acute setting, but little is known about malnutrition and falls risk in the community. The aim of this study was to assess the association between malnutrition risk, falls risk and falls over a one-year period in community-dwelling older adults. Methods: Two hundred and fifty four subjects >65 years of age were recruited to participate in a study in order to identify risk factors for falls. Malnutrition risk was determined using the Mini Nutritional Assessment-Short Form. Results: 28.6% had experienced a fall and according to the Mini Nutritional Assessment-Short Form 3.9% (n=10) of subjects were at risk of malnutrition. There were no associations between malnutrition risk, the risk of falls, nor actual falls in healthy older adults in the community setting. Conclusions: There was a low prevalence of malnutrition risk in this sample of community-dwelling older adults and no association between nutritional risk and falls. Screening as part of a falls prevention program should focus on the risk of developing malnutrition as this is associated with falls. Serdi and Springer-Verlag France, 2012 Malnutrition nationallicence falls nationallicence elderly nationallicence MNA-SF nationallicence nutritional status nationallicence MNA-SF : Mini Nutritional Assessment-Short Form nationallicence Isenring Elisabeth Institute for Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia aut Baker J. School of Human Movement Studies, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia aut Kerr G. Institute for Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia aut The journal of nutrition, health & aging Springer-Verlag 17/3(2013-03-01), 277-279 1279-7707 17:3<277 2013 17 12603 https://doi.org/10.1007/s12603-012-0408-2 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s12603-012-0408-2 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Isenring Elisabeth Institute for Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Baker J. School of Human Movement Studies, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Kerr G. Institute for Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- The journal of nutrition, health & aging Springer-Verlag 17/3(2013-03-01), 277-279 1279-7707 17:3<277 2013 17 12603 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer