Malnutrition and its association with functional, cognitive and psychological status among Palestinian older adults in long-term care houses

Older adults often suffer from psychological, functional and health-related diseases. Literature has documented the relationship between, malnutrition with adverse health outcomes. This study aims to examine the relationship between malnutrition with the cognitive, functional and psychological statu...

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Main Authors:	Badrasawi, Manal., Badrasawi, Kamal J I, Irshaid, Alma, Hamdan, May
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Language:	English English
Published:	Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group 2019
Subjects:	H Social Sciences (General)
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spelling	iium-764372020-02-27T03:34:32Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/76437/ Malnutrition and its association with functional, cognitive and psychological status among Palestinian older adults in long-term care houses Badrasawi, Manal. Badrasawi, Kamal J I Irshaid, Alma Hamdan, May H Social Sciences (General) Older adults often suffer from psychological, functional and health-related diseases. Literature has documented the relationship between, malnutrition with adverse health outcomes. This study aims to examine the relationship between malnutrition with the cognitive, functional and psychological status of older adults living in long-term care houses. The study employed a cross-sectional approach in which 99 participants were included from seven nursing homes in six different cities across the West Bank, Palestine. The nutritional status of older adults was assessed using anthropometric measurements and meal patterns. Malnutrition risk was assessed using Mini Nutritional Assessment; the cognitive function using Mini Mental Status Examination; the functional status using the Activity of Daily Living. Results: A total of 99 participants (45.5%) men and (54.5%) women were included in the final data analysis. The results revealed 47% of the participants were at risk of malnutrition, while 23% were malnourished. Variables that were significantly associated with malnutrition; male gender, higher score of depressive symptoms, and impaired cognitive function, p < .05 using chi square test. However, number of meals and hours of overnight fasting were not associated with being malnourished. Greater dependency level was associated with high risk of malnutrition, p < .05 using One Way ANOVA test. Conclusion: Risk of malnutrition was common among the study sample, and it was associated with impaired cognitive, psychological and functional status. Hence, there is a need to provide older adults living in long-term care houses with health programs to enhance their overall health and decrease the level of dependency. These findings are important to design educational programs targeting the stakeholders in the long-term care facilities to improve the residents' nutritional and functional status. Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group 2019-11-11 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/76437/1/badrasawi2019.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/76437/7/76437_Malnutrition%20and%20its%20association%20with%20functional%2C%20cognitive%20and%20psychological%20status%20among%20Palestinian%20older%20adults%20in%20long-term%20care%20houses_Scopus.pdf Badrasawi, Manal. and Badrasawi, Kamal J I and Irshaid, Alma and Hamdan, May (2019) Malnutrition and its association with functional, cognitive and psychological status among Palestinian older adults in long-term care houses. EDUCATIONAL GERONTOLOGY, 45 (12). pp. 708-718. ISSN 0360-1277 E-ISSN 1521-0472 https://www.tandfonline.com/loi/uedg20 10.1080/03601277.2019.1690282
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description	Older adults often suffer from psychological, functional and health-related diseases. Literature has documented the relationship between, malnutrition with adverse health outcomes. This study aims to examine the relationship between malnutrition with the cognitive, functional and psychological status of older adults living in long-term care houses. The study employed a cross-sectional approach in which 99 participants were included from seven nursing homes in six different cities across the West Bank, Palestine. The nutritional status of older adults was assessed using anthropometric measurements and meal patterns. Malnutrition risk was assessed using Mini Nutritional Assessment; the cognitive function using Mini Mental Status Examination; the functional status using the Activity of Daily Living. Results: A total of 99 participants (45.5%) men and (54.5%) women were included in the final data analysis. The results revealed 47% of the participants were at risk of malnutrition, while 23% were malnourished. Variables that were significantly associated with malnutrition; male gender, higher score of depressive symptoms, and impaired cognitive function, p < .05 using chi square test. However, number of meals and hours of overnight fasting were not associated with being malnourished. Greater dependency level was associated with high risk of malnutrition, p < .05 using One Way ANOVA test. Conclusion: Risk of malnutrition was common among the study sample, and it was associated with impaired cognitive, psychological and functional status. Hence, there is a need to provide older adults living in long-term care houses with health programs to enhance their overall health and decrease the level of dependency. These findings are important to design educational programs targeting the stakeholders in the long-term care facilities to improve the residents' nutritional and functional status.
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author	Badrasawi, Manal. Badrasawi, Kamal J I Irshaid, Alma Hamdan, May
author_facet	Badrasawi, Manal. Badrasawi, Kamal J I Irshaid, Alma Hamdan, May
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title	Malnutrition and its association with functional, cognitive and psychological status among Palestinian older adults in long-term care houses
title_short	Malnutrition and its association with functional, cognitive and psychological status among Palestinian older adults in long-term care houses
title_full	Malnutrition and its association with functional, cognitive and psychological status among Palestinian older adults in long-term care houses
title_fullStr	Malnutrition and its association with functional, cognitive and psychological status among Palestinian older adults in long-term care houses
title_full_unstemmed	Malnutrition and its association with functional, cognitive and psychological status among Palestinian older adults in long-term care houses
title_sort	malnutrition and its association with functional, cognitive and psychological status among palestinian older adults in long-term care houses
publisher	Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group
publishDate	2019
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Malnutrition and its association with functional, cognitive and psychological status among Palestinian older adults in long-term care houses

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