Evaluación del estado nutricional a través del MINI NUTRITIONAL ASSESMENT y elaboración de una guía alimentaria-nutricional en adultos mayores del Instituto Estupiñan de la provincia de Cotopaxi.2012

Abstract

The topic of this research work is “Assessment of Nutritional status through the Mini Nutritional Assessment and development of a food and nutritional guide in older adults Estupiñan Institute, in Cotopaxi province.2012. This research was carried out in the nursing home Estupiñan Institute in Latacunga city; it was assessed nutritional status of the older adult through the Mini Nutritional Assessment. This study is descriptive type cross-sectional design in which involved 33 older adults ranging in ages between 61 and 98 years, with a mean age of 80 years was analyzed variables: Nutritional status with health situation and food security; descriptive analysis and bi-variable was carried out for establishing the prevalence of determinants and its association with the variable effect. Statistical tests of significance used were Chi square and ANOVA. As results of the research were obtained the following diagnoses: 18.2% was found well nourished, 63.6% at risk of malnutrition and 18.2% malnourished; relating it to sex was found more likely to find malnourished women. Linking the nutritional status with age was found the greater the age increased malnutrition; relating the nutritional status with food situation was found that patients are well nourished have 18.18% chance of having an adequate food situation; associating the nutritional status with health status was found that malnourished patients have a 18.18% chance of being in bad health situation. These differences were statistically significant because the value of p. was less than 0.005. Therefore, it is important to perform nutritional assessment the older adult periodically in order to detect problems early and avoid reducing the health status of the older adult.