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There are poor people who do not always supply basic human
needs like food, shelter, clothing, education, health care or hunger. Of those who daily
diet, not always brings the energy required to maintain the body and for the daily
activities of human beings.(1) 800 million people around the world are still hungry,(2) in
Portugal poverty reaches values of around 20% of the population.(3)
The demographic changes of the last century resulted in the modification, and
sometimes reversal of the age pyramids and gave governments, families and the
Portuguese society in general, challenges for which they were not prepared, namely
regarding the support and care to the elderly. (4)
Good health, and thus a good nutritional status is essential for older people to maintain
an acceptable quality of life and their contribution in society.(5) Since active and healthy
older people beyond remain autonomous, they may be an important resource for their
families, communities and economies. (6)
Among the risk factors that influence nutritional status, the socioeconomic condition
seems to strongly influence the limitation of fruits, vegetables or milk products
consumption, and also the involuntary loss in weight. A study conducted in the USA, in
a sample of 1.010 elderly people receiving meals at home, 24% reported not always
having money to buy food.(7)
There is a gap in literature relating aging with poverty, this study pretends to contribute
to a better knowledge of this situation in the northeast of Portugal. The relevance of this
project it is its application to a increasingly aging population, evaluate the nutritionalst atus of elderly people living in their own houses and being accompanied by old care services and study the relation with the socio-economic condition.
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Keywords
Malnourished elderly Low income
Citation
Miguel, Catarina; Martins, Filipa; Costa, José; Vener, Marco; Pires, Nuno; Ferro-Lebres, Vera (2010). Diagnosis of malnourished elderly with low income in Braganza, Portugal and intervention strategies. In Competences for Poverty Reduction (COPORE) Conference. Amesterdão, Holanda