Open AccessMalnutrition in elderly: Social and economic determinants
Author(s) -
Lorenzo Maria Donini,
P. Scardella,
L. Piombo,
Barbara Neri,
R. Asprino,
Antonella Proietti,
S. Carcaterra,
Edda Cava,
Silvia Cataldi,
Domenico Cucinotta,
Giuseppe Di Bella,
Mario Barbagallo,
Andrea Morrone
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
the journal of nutrition, health and aging/the journal of nutrition, health and aging
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.987
H-Index - 82
eISSN - 1760-4788
pISSN - 1279-7707
DOI - 10.1007/s12603-012-0374-8
Subject(s) - malnutrition , medicine , depression (economics) , gerontology , population , environmental health , public health , nursing , pathology , economics , macroeconomics
Malnutrition occurs frequently in the frailest groups of the population, especially in people who are on a low income and elderly subjects, overall if they are institutionalized. The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of malnutrition in a sample of elderly people living in different settings and to identify the determinants of malnutrition.