NUTRITIONAL STATUS OF HOMEBOUND ELDERLY SUBJECTS, WITH LIMITED ACCESS TO PRIMARY CARE SERVICES
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https://doi.org/10.12957/demetra.2014.10518Keywords:
avaliação nutricional, idoso, assistência domiciliarAbstract
Introduction: Increased life expectancy is a social achievement, but it may increase the number of dependent elderly, both in the social and the family environments. The reduction in the cost of hospital and institutional care is one reason why disabled elderly remain in their own homes, and makes home support a necessity. Health assessment of the elderly encompasses analyses of clinical and psychosocial aspects, and nutritional status is of the most important clinical conditions because it is associated with morbidity and mortality in this population. Objective: Through different nutritional assessment tools, to make a nutritional status assessment of homebound elderly people with restricted mobility. The study was conducted with 18 elderly men and women enrolled in the Family Health Unit – PSF Dourados, in the city of Guarapuava, Paraná, Brazil, who received regular visits of community health workers. Results: Many of the elderly had some degree of malnutrition, and the assessment with anthropometric measurements was more accurate than the mini nutritional assessment. Conclusion: Regardless of the instrument used for analysis, there was high prevalence of malnutrition, and nutritional assessment of homebound elderly people is a powerful tool for evaluation and intervention in their nutritional status.
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.12957/demetra.2014.10518
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