naa a22 4500 510786405 CHVBK 20180411083303.0 cr unu---uuuuu 180411e20130401xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s12603-013-0016-9 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s12603-013-0016-9 Malnutrition in Turkish nursing homes: A correlate of short term mortality [Elektronische Daten] [Z. Ulger, M. Halil, M. Cankurtaran, B. Yavuz, Y. Yesil, Mehmet Kuyumcu, E. Gungor, H. İzgi, A. İskit, O. Abbasoglu, S. Ariogul] Objective: Elderly nursing home residents are under high risk of malnutrition. Early interventions to prevent malnutrition may play a critical role in malnutrition-mortality correlation. This study aimed to obtain insight into the prevalence of malnutrition in nursing homes in the capital city of Turkey and the role of malnutrition in predicting the risk for short-term mortality. Design: This study was conducted in seven different residential care facilities in Ankara. Measurements: Nutritional status was evaluated by Mini Nutritional Assessment-Short Form. Results: The mean age of the 534 participants was 79.46±7.22 years. Nutritional assessment revealed that 15.9% of all older adults suffered from malnutrition and another 53.6% were at risk of malnutrition. The mortality rate for all subjects was 118 (22.1%) over 18 months, which was significantly higher in participants with malnutrition. Conclusions: We noted a high prevalence of malnutrition and a strong correlation of increased mortality with malnutrition in nursing home residents. Given the negative impact of malnutrition on mortality and morbidity, an emphasis should be placed on an effective nutritional policy in nursing homes. Serdi and Springer-Verlag France, 2013 Malnutrition nationallicence mortality nationallicence nursing home nationallicence elderly nationallicence Ulger Z. Division of Geriatric Medicine, Gazi University Faculty of Medicine Department of Internal Medicine, 06500, Besevler, Ankara, Turkey aut Halil M. Division of Geriatric Medicine, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine Department of Internal Medicine, 06100, Sihhiye/Altindag, Ankara, Turkey aut Cankurtaran M. Division of Geriatric Medicine, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine Department of Internal Medicine, 06100, Sihhiye/Altindag, Ankara, Turkey aut Yavuz B. Division of Geriatric Medicine, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine Department of Internal Medicine, 06100, Sihhiye/Altindag, Ankara, Turkey aut Yesil Y. Division of Geriatric Medicine, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine Department of Internal Medicine, 06100, Sihhiye/Altindag, Ankara, Turkey aut Kuyumcu Mehmet Division of Geriatric Medicine, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine Department of Internal Medicine, 06100, Sihhiye/Altindag, Ankara, Turkey aut Gungor E. Diethetic Unit, Hacettepe University Hospital, 06100, Sihhiye/Altindag, Ankara, Turkey aut İzgi H. Diethetic Unit, Hacettepe University Hospital, 06100, Sihhiye/Altindag, Ankara, Turkey aut İskit A. Medical Intensive Care Unit, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine Department of Internal Medicine, 06100, Sihhiye/Altindag, Ankara, Turkey aut Abbasoglu O. Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine Department of General Surgery, 06100, Sihhiye/Altindag, Ankara, Turkey aut Ariogul S. Division of Geriatric Medicine, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine Department of Internal Medicine, 06100, Sihhiye/Altindag, Ankara, Turkey aut The journal of nutrition, health & aging Springer-Verlag 17/4(2013-04-01), 305-309 1279-7707 17:4<305 2013 17 12603 https://doi.org/10.1007/s12603-013-0016-9 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s12603-013-0016-9 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Ulger Z. Division of Geriatric Medicine, Gazi University Faculty of Medicine Department of Internal Medicine, 06500, Besevler, Ankara, Turkey aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Halil M. Division of Geriatric Medicine, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine Department of Internal Medicine, 06100, Sihhiye/Altindag, Ankara, Turkey aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Cankurtaran M. Division of Geriatric Medicine, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine Department of Internal Medicine, 06100, Sihhiye/Altindag, Ankara, Turkey aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Yavuz B. Division of Geriatric Medicine, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine Department of Internal Medicine, 06100, Sihhiye/Altindag, Ankara, Turkey aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Yesil Y. Division of Geriatric Medicine, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine Department of Internal Medicine, 06100, Sihhiye/Altindag, Ankara, Turkey aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Kuyumcu Mehmet Division of Geriatric Medicine, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine Department of Internal Medicine, 06100, Sihhiye/Altindag, Ankara, Turkey aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Gungor E. Diethetic Unit, Hacettepe University Hospital, 06100, Sihhiye/Altindag, Ankara, Turkey aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- İzgi H. Diethetic Unit, Hacettepe University Hospital, 06100, Sihhiye/Altindag, Ankara, Turkey aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- İskit A. Medical Intensive Care Unit, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine Department of Internal Medicine, 06100, Sihhiye/Altindag, Ankara, Turkey aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Abbasoglu O. Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine Department of General Surgery, 06100, Sihhiye/Altindag, Ankara, Turkey aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Ariogul S. Division of Geriatric Medicine, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine Department of Internal Medicine, 06100, Sihhiye/Altindag, Ankara, Turkey aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- The journal of nutrition, health & aging Springer-Verlag 17/4(2013-04-01), 305-309 1279-7707 17:4<305 2013 17 12603 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer