Living alone, receiving help, helplessness, and inactivity are strongly related to risk of undernutrition among older home-dwelling people | Zendy

Solveig Tomstad | Zendy; Ulrika Söderhamn | Zendy; Espnes | Zendy; Olle Söderhamn | Zendy

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Living alone, receiving help, helplessness, and inactivity are strongly related to risk of undernutrition among older home-dwelling people

Author(s) -

Solveig Tomstad,

Ulrika Söderhamn,

Espnes,

Olle Söderhamn

Publication year - 2012

Publication title -

international journal of general medicine

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.722

H-Index - 36

ISSN - 1178-7074

DOI - 10.2147/ijgm.s28507

Subject(s) - malnutrition , medicine , gerontology , norwegian , environmental health , health care , activities of daily living , physical therapy , philosophy , linguistics , pathology , economics , economic growth

Being at risk of undernutrition is a global problem among older people. Undernutrition can be considered inadequate nutritional status, characterized by insufficient food intake and weight loss. There is a lack of Norwegian studies focusing on being at risk of undernutrition and self-care ability, sense of coherence, and health-related issues among older home-dwelling people.

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