Malnutrition Risk: Four Year Outcomes from the Health, Work and Retirement Study 2014 to 2018

Malnutrition Risk: Four Year Outcomes from the Health, Work and Retirement Study 2014 to 2018

This study aimed to determine four-year outcomes of community-living older adults identified at 'nutrition risk' in the 2014 Health, Work and Retirement Study. Nutrition risk was assessed using the validated Seniors in the Community: Risk Evaluation for Eating and Nutrition, (SCREENII-AB)...

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Published in:Nutrients Vol. 14; no. 11; p. 2205
Main Authors: Wham, Carol, Curnow, Jade, Towers, Andy
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 26-05-2022
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Subjects:
Adults
Aged
Alcohol use
Alcoholic beverages
community
Drinking of alcoholic beverages
Epidemiology
Food and nutrition
Gender
Health aspects
Health care
Health risks
Life expectancy
Loneliness
Malnutrition
Mental depression
Mental health
New Zealand
Nutrition
Nutrition assessment
nutrition risk
nutrition screening
older adults
Older people
Population
Primary care
Psychological aspects
Quality assessment
Quality of life
Questionnaires
Retirement
Risk analysis
Risk assessment
Risk factors
Risk groups
Social participation
Surveys
New Zealand
New Zealand
older adults
nutrition risk
community
nutrition screening
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Summary:This study aimed to determine four-year outcomes of community-living older adults identified at 'nutrition risk' in the 2014 Health, Work and Retirement Study. Nutrition risk was assessed using the validated Seniors in the Community: Risk Evaluation for Eating and Nutrition, (SCREENII-AB) by postal survey. Other measures included demographic, social and health characteristics. Physical and mental functioning and overall health-related quality of life were assessed using the 12-item Short Form Health Survey (SF-12v2). Depression was assessed using the verified shortened 10 item Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D-10). Social provisions were determined with the 24-item Social Provisions Scale. Alcohol intake was determined by using the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT-C). Among 471 adults aged 49-87 years, 33.9% were at nutrition risk (SCREEN II-AB score ≤ 38). The direct effects of nutrition risk showed that significant differences between at-risk and not-at-risk groups at baseline remained at follow up. Over time, physical health and alcohol use scores reduced. Mental health improved over time for not-at-risk and remained static for those at-risk. Time had non-significant interactions and small effects on all other indicators. Findings highlight the importance of nutrition screening in primary care as nutrition risk factors persist over time.
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ISSN:2072-6643
2072-6643
DOI:10.3390/nu14112205