Romero-Ortuno, Roman and Casey, Anne-Marie and Cunningham, Clodagh and Squires, Susan and Prendergast, David and Kenny, Rose Anne and Lawlor, Brian
(2011)
Psychosocial and functional correlates of nutrition
among community-dwelling older adults in ireland.
the Journal of Nutrition, Health & Aging, 15 (7).
pp. 527-531.
ISSN 1279-7707
Abstract
objectives: to examine psychosocial and functional correlates of nutrition in a nonrandom sample of
irish community-dwelling older adults. Design: Cross-sectional observational study. Setting: technology
Research for independent Living (tRiL) Clinic, a comprehensive geriatric assessment facility in st James’s
hospital, Dublin. Data were collected from participants by medical personnel (physical assessments) and
psychologists (questionnaires), between August 2007 and may 2009. Participants: 556 participants (388 females;
168 males) ranging in age from 60–92 years (mean 72.5 years, sD 7.1). All were community-dwelling and
provided informed consent. Measurements: the nestlé mini-nutritional Assessment (mnA®), time to get up
and go (tug) and the Lubben social network scale-18 (Lsns-18) were used to assess nutrition, functional
mobility and social support. Methods: multivariate binary logistic regression was used to examine the association
between social support or mobility and nutritional status, whilst controlling for possible confounders (age,
gender, living alone and material deprivation). Results: the strongest predictors of abnormal nutritional status
were mobility (p < 0.001) and social support (p = 0.005). other significant predictors of nutritional risk were age
(p = 0.032) and deprivation (p = 0.018). Conclusion: the results emphasise the importance of mobility and social
supports in mediating nutritional outcomes in irish community-dwelling older adults.
| Item Type: |
Article
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| Keywords: |
nutrition; social support; mini-nutritional Assessment; Lubben social network scale; older adults; |
| Academic Unit: |
Faculty of Social Sciences > Anthropology |
| Item ID: |
11160 |
| Identification Number: |
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12603-010-0278-4 |
| Depositing User: |
David Prendergast
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| Date Deposited: |
08 Oct 2019 15:34 |
| Journal or Publication Title: |
the Journal of Nutrition, Health & Aging |
| Publisher: |
Springer Nature |
| Refereed: |
Yes |
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