Prevalence of food insecurity and malnutrition, factors related to malnutrition in the elderly: A community-based, cross-sectional study from Turkey

Simsek H., MESERİ DALAK R., Sahin S., Ucku R.

EUROPEAN GERIATRIC MEDICINE, cilt.4, sa.4, ss.226-230, 2013 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 4 Sayı: 4
  • Basım Tarihi: 2013
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.eurger.2013.06.001
  • Dergi Adı: EUROPEAN GERIATRIC MEDICINE
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.226-230
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Malnutrition, Food insecurity, Elderly, Mini Nutritional Assessment
  • Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Background and aim: Malnutrition is an important cause of mortality and morbidity in the elderly. The objectives of this study were to determine the malnutrition and food insecurity prevalence in the elderly in the Balcova District of Izmir and to evaluate the risk factors leading to malnutrition.