Malnutrition, depression and dependence of caregivers in elderly receiving geriatric support

Almeida, Sara; Castro, Ricardo de; Sousa, Sónia; Almeida-de-Souza, Juliana

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Authors

Almeida, Sara

Castro, Ricardo de

Sousa, Sónia

Almeida-de-Souza, Juliana

Abstract(s)

The prevalence of malnutri2on in elderly population is high, which may result from multiple and cumulayive chronic diseases,(1; 2) as anorexia, chewing diﬃculty and dysphagia.(3; 4) Other factors and conditions can inﬂuence the health of the elderly, like Depression and the need of a caregiver. (5;6) These factors demonstrate correla2on, because the elderly who have depression are more likely caregiver dependency and have increased risk of malnutrition,(7) as well as the elderly dependent of caregi ver may b e mo re l i kel y to d evel o p malnutrition(8) and depression, which means a dependent relationship between these three factors.

Keywords

Malnutrition Depression Dependence Elderly

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http://hdl.handle.net/10198/10599

Citation

Almeida, Sara; Castro, Ricardo; Sousa, Sónia; Souza, Juliana (2012). Malnutrition, depression and dependence of caregivers in elderly receiving geriatric support. In The IEA-EEF European Congress of Epidemiology 2012: Epidemiology for a Fair and Healthy Society. Porto