NUTRITIONAL STATUS OF ELDERLY INSTITUTIONALIZED BY THE NUTRITIONAL MINI ASSESSMENT

• DOI: 10.22533/at.ed.1592622213104

• Palavras-chave: Seniors. Nutritional profile. Long-stay institution for the elderly. Nutritional assessment.

• Keywords: Seniors. Nutritional profile. Long-stay institution for the elderly. Nutritional assessment.

• Abstract:

  As the Brazilian elderly population ages, the fragility presented in this population is characterized as a condition of increased vulnerability, observing a growing search for long-stay institutions for the elderly (ILPIs). Therefore, the present study aims to analyze the nutritional profile in a Long Stay Institution for the Elderly in the city of Maceió andto evaluate the utility of the Mini Nutritional Assessment (MAN) as a screening tool to predict frailty. This is a cross-sectional, observational and descriptive study. Data collection was performed through admission forms and the application of an adapted questionnaire to trace the sociodemographic and nutritional profile. At the ILPI, the 39 elderly residents (men and women) were evaluated, with an average age of 78.41 years for men and 80.95 for women. The predominant level of education among the elderly was illiterate for both sexes (56.41%). According to the assessment of nutritional status by MAN, the data from this research showed that most of the elderly, 61.54%, were at risk of malnutrition and 30.77% were malnourished. Regarding the circumference of the arm, malnutrition prevailed, as well as thecalf circumference. Based on the results of this research, the assessment of nutritional status, according to the MAN, CB and CP, the elderly of both sexes are mostly at nutritional risk or malnutrition.