Evaluation of the nutritional risk in elderly assisted by Family Health Teams
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https://doi.org/10.1590/S0080-62342010000400027Keywords:
Aged, Nutritional assessment, Risk, Health of the elderly, Family health, Primary Health CareAbstract
Changes in the nutritional state contribute to an increase of morbi-mortality among the elderly. The instrument Nutrition Screening Initiative (NSI) was developed in order to identify nutritional risks in this population group. This study aims to describe the socio-demographic profile and evaluate the nutritional risk of the elderly assisted by Family Health Strategy teams. It is a cross-sectional study with a sample of 503 older people living in Dourados (MS). Instruments: NSI and structured questionnaire for the health socio-demographic variables. There was a prevalence of female people, aged between 60 and 69 years old, widowers, illiterate, with a per capita income up to one minimum salary, with hypertension and regular health self-evaluation. The NSI allowed to identify 33.2% of the elderly with high nutritional risk, which was significantly associated to the low level of education, low per capita income and chronic diseases. As a tracking method, the NSI was useful to identify the social and health determinants that contribute to the nutritional risk.Downloads
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2010-12-01
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Alvarenga, M. R. M., Oliveira, M. A. de C., Faccenda, O., & Amendola, F. (2010). Evaluation of the nutritional risk in elderly assisted by Family Health Teams. Revista Da Escola De Enfermagem Da USP, 44(4), 1046-1051. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0080-62342010000400027