Nutritional status in older persons according to healthcare setting: A systematic review and meta-analysis of prevalence data using MNA (R)

摘要

Background & aims: Old persons are more likely to suffer from malnutrition, which may result in higher dependency in activities of daily living. We aimed to provide a quantitative synthesis of prevalence data on malnutrition and its risk as assessed by the Mini Nutritional Assessment across different healthcare settings. The association between nutritional status and setting-related level of dependence was also investigated.