Sökning: "mna-sf"

Hittade 4 avhandlingar innehållade ordet mna-sf.

  1. 1. Malnutrition and obesity among older adults, assessed by Mini Nutritional Assessment and the body mass index, respectively : prevalence and associations with mortality and urinary tract infection

    Författare :Maria Burman; Birgitta Olofsson; Yngve Gustafson; Peter Nordström; Tommy Cederholm; Umeå universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Malnutrition; obesity; underweight; Mini Nutritional Assessment; Body Mass Index; older adults; very old; community dwelling; residential care facilities; mortality; urinary tract infection; Geriatrics; geriatrik; näringslära; Nutrition;

    Sammanfattning : INTRODUCTION: Malnutrition and obesity are health concerns among older (aged ≥ 65 years) adults, but the combination of them have not been studied thoroughly nor have they been thoroughly investigated in very old (aged ≥ 85 years) adults. The aims of this thesis were to investigate the prevalence, trends in prevalence and associations with mortality of malnutrition and obesity, assessed by Mini Nutritional Assessment (MNA) and the body mass index (BMI), respectively, and to examine the combined effects of these conditions on mortality. LÄS MER

  2. 2. Impact of nutritional status and diet on cognitive decline and survival

    Författare :Behnaz Shakersain; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Sammanfattning : This doctoral thesis investigated the complex relationship between nutritional status and survival and the impact of dietary intake on cognitive decline in older Swedish adults. The data used in the four studies (I‒IV) in this thesis were derived from the Swedish National Study on Aging and Care in Kungsholmen (SNAC-K). LÄS MER

  3. 3. Nutritional Intervention in Elderly People Admitted to Resident Homes

    Författare :Kerstin Wikby; Anna-Christina Ek; Lennart Christensson; Per-Olof Sandman; Linköpings universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Elderly people; resident homes; comparison; nutritional intervention; education; individualised care; inter-rater reliability; appetite; qualitative method; Caring sciences; Vårdvetenskap;

    Sammanfattning : The aim was to investigate the effects of an intervention, based on education given to staff and implementation of an individualized nutritional programme given to the residents, to compare assessments on admission with a previous study, and to perform diagnostic test and inter-rater reliability of the Mini Nutritional Assessment (MNA). A further aim was to identify and describe factors with regard to appetite among the residents. LÄS MER

  4. 4. The complexity of nutritional status for persons with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease : a nursing challenge

    Författare :Sigrid Odencrants; Margareta Ehnfors; Anna Ehrenberg; Susan Grobe; Karin Axelsson; Örebro universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; assessment; chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; instruments; MNA; MUST; nursing; nutritional status; Caring sciences; Vårdvetenskap; Caring Sciences w. Medical Focus; Omvårdnadsforskning med medicinsk inriktning;

    Sammanfattning : Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is one of the most widespread diseases globally. A commonly reported symptom is impaired nutritional status, which is often discussed in the literature as difficult to assess. LÄS MER