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Evaluation of the Relationship between Nutritional Status and Quality of Life among Nursing Home Residents with Alzheimer's Disease

Evaluation of the Relationship between Nutritional Status and Quality of Life among Nursing Home Residents with Alzheimer's Disease

Alev Keser, Filiz Yildirim
Copyright: © 2017 |Pages: 32
ISBN13: 9781522509257|ISBN10: 1522509259|EISBN13: 9781522509264
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-0925-7.ch003
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Keser, Alev, and Filiz Yildirim. "Evaluation of the Relationship between Nutritional Status and Quality of Life among Nursing Home Residents with Alzheimer's Disease." Improving the Quality of Life for Dementia Patients through Progressive Detection, Treatment, and Care, edited by Jinglong Wu, IGI Global, 2017, pp. 42-73. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-0925-7.ch003

APA

Keser, A. & Yildirim, F. (2017). Evaluation of the Relationship between Nutritional Status and Quality of Life among Nursing Home Residents with Alzheimer's Disease. In J. Wu (Ed.), Improving the Quality of Life for Dementia Patients through Progressive Detection, Treatment, and Care (pp. 42-73). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-0925-7.ch003

Chicago

Keser, Alev, and Filiz Yildirim. "Evaluation of the Relationship between Nutritional Status and Quality of Life among Nursing Home Residents with Alzheimer's Disease." In Improving the Quality of Life for Dementia Patients through Progressive Detection, Treatment, and Care, edited by Jinglong Wu, 42-73. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2017. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-0925-7.ch003

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Abstract

The purpose of this study was to determine nutritional status and its influence on their quality of life in Alzheimer's disease (AD) patients with Mini Nutritional Assessment (MNA) and anthropometric measurements. This study was conducted with 57 Alzheimer type dementia patients between the ages of 52 and 89 who live in nursing homes in Ankara/Turkey. In this study, it was found that the 57.9% of the AD patients were at risk of malnutrition, and that 19.3% were malnourished. Malnutrition risk rises as the length of stay increases (p< .05). A significant correlation between body weight and quality of life as well as one between calf circumference and quality of life was detected (p< .05). In this study, nutrient intake among aged individuals with AD was found unbalanced; a statistically significant correlation between energy / nutrient intake and quality of life also was not detected.

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