TY  - JOUR
TI  - Association Between Quality of Life and NutritionalStatus of Nursing Home Residents or CommunityDwelling Elderly
AB  - Objective: In developed countries, the importance of healthy aging and quality of life (QoL) is increasing. This study aimedto evaluate the relationship between nutritional status and QoL in elderly people who are living in a nursing home and com munity dwelling. Materials and Methods: In this cross-sectional study, a total of 100 elderly participants aged 65 years and older wererecruited from nursing homes and community. Nutritional status was evaluated using the Mini Nutritional Assessment (MNA),24 h dietary recall, and anthropometric measurements. QoL was determined using the World Health Organization QoL Old. Multiple regression analyses were performed to evaluate the association between nutritional status and QoL domains,adjusted for possible confounders. Results: The QoL was lower and the frequency of malnutrition risk was higher in nursing home residents (p<0.05). Therewas a significant association between nutritional status and overall QoL score (r: 0.61 p<0.05) and according to multivariateregression analyzes, “sensory abilities” domain (β: 0.22; p<0.05) was found to be significantly associated with MNA score. Conclusion: According to this study, the elderly who were living in nursing homes had more disadvantages for both nutritionand QoL. Further researches on the relationship between nutritional status and QoL domains are as notable as the diagnosis,monitoring, and treatment of nutritional problems of this sensitive group. Besides, it has great importance in the protectionand development of health.
AU  - Uçar, Aslı
AU  - ŞİMŞEK, Hilal
DO  - 10.14744/etd.2020.74150
PY  - 2021
JO  - Erciyes Medical Journal
VL  - 43
IS  - 3
SN  - 2149-2247
SP  - 244
EP  - 250
DB  - TRDizin
UR  - http://search/yayin/detay/488460
ER  -