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The nutritional status of 250 older Australian recipients of domiciliary care services and its association with outcomes at 12 months
Author(s)Renuka Visvanathan, Caroline MacIntosh, Mandy Callary
Journal titleJournal of the American Geriatrics Society, vol 51, no 7, July 2003
Pagespp 1007-1011
KeywordsMalnutrition ; Nutrition ; Evaluation ; Domiciliary services ; Usage [services] ; Longitudinal surveys ; Australia.
AnnotationIn the sample of 257 domiciliary care clients (aged 67-99, 173 women) in this South Australia 12-month study, 56.8% were found to be well-nourished at baseline, while 38.4% were at risk of malnutrition, and 4.8% were malnourished. Overall, the Mini Nutritional Assessment (MNA) identified a large number of subjects with impaired nutrition who did significantly worse than well-nourished subjects during the following year. Studies are needed to determine whether nutritional or other interventions in those with low NMA scores can improve clinical outcomes. (RH).
Accession NumberCPA-030813208 A
ClassmarkCSM: CF: 4C: N: QLD: 3J: 7YA

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