Nutritional status of elderly people using mini nutritional assessment tool at selected rural area of Chamarajanagara District Mr. Kumar G Vinay1,*, Ms. Manjula2, Mr. Kumar Prasanna3 1Principal, JSS School of Nursing, Chamarajanagar 2Nursing Tutor, JSS School of Nursing, Chamarajanagar 3Asst Professor, Bapuji College of Nursing, Davangere *Corresponding Author E-mail: vinny.isitha@gmail.com
Online published on 27 April, 2021. Abstract Introduction Worldwide the elderly population gradually increasing and that will definitely pose several challenges. Nutrition among elderly has emerged as a major public-health problem. The evidence shows that more than 50% of the elderly population is underweight and more than 90% has an energy intake below the recommended intake. Aims and Objectives The study aim to assess the level of nutritional status of the Elderly people of rural areas of Chamarajanagar district by using mini nutritional assessment tool. Approach and Design An Exploratory Descriptive Survey approach was used. Samples and Sampling Criteria To assess the level of nutritional status among 60 elderly people of rural areas of Chamarajanagar district Non-probability, Convenient sampling technique was adopted. The level of nutritional status was measured by using mini nutritional assessment tool. Result The nutritional status of the elderly as determined by the MNA tool of the 60 elderly 6.7% were found to be malnourished, 20% were at risk of malnutrition and 36% were found to be well nourished. Conclusion Present study reveals that 33.3% of elderly at risk for malnutrition and 6.7% of population are malnourished. The care of the elderly should also include the nutrition components for better addressal of the health needs of elderly and also screen and support elderly with malnutrition Top Keywords Nutritional Status, Mini Nutitional Assessment Tool, Chamarajanagara District. Top |