Abstract

JURSCHIK GIMENEZ, Pilar; BOTIGUE SATORRA, Teresa; NUIN ORRIO, Carme  and  LAVEDAN SANTAMARIA, Ana. Influence of the texture of the diet on the nutritional state in elderly. Gerokomos [online]. 2009, vol.20, n.3, pp.105-108. ISSN 1134-928X.

The nurse has a key role in the field of nutrition, especially in monitoring the composition of the diets. The objectives of this study were to describe the type of patient who carries a pulverized diet and analyze the influence of diet on nutritional status crushed. This is a cross-sectional study with people 65 years or older and who attended medical centres in the city of Lleida. The descriptive study was conducted through the test χ². The comparison between the dependent variable and the average of the total value of the test Mini Nutritional Assessment (MNA) and other nutritional data was analyzed by Student's t-test. We concluded that people who needed diet were crushed worse than those fed a normal diet required.

Keywords : Diet; elderly; nutritional status; malnutrition.

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