DEPRESSION AND MALNUTRITION AMONG ELDERLY IN LONG-TERM CARE : A Literature Review
Poudyal, Umesh (2012)
Poudyal, Umesh
Jyväskylän ammattikorkeakoulu
2012
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2012091313620
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2012091313620
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Purpose of this study was to review elderly people with malnutrition in long-term care and to clarify whether there is relation between depression symptoms and malnutrition in elderly in long term care. The aim of this study was to gather information on the co-relation between depression and malnutrition in long-term care in elderly so that the quality of life status of the elderly can be improved.
The study was conducted as a literature review and the data for the study was collected on April 2012. In the search strategy the data collection was based on the main issues of malnutrition and depression in elderly in long-term care. The data was searched from electronic databases. Ten scientific articles were eventually chosen for the review. The data was analyzed using a content analysis method.
The study revealed that there was a strong association and co-relation between depression and malnutrition in elderly in long-term care. The result showed a bidirectional relation between depression and malnutrition. The affect was both individual and indirect.
The study was conducted as a literature review and the data for the study was collected on April 2012. In the search strategy the data collection was based on the main issues of malnutrition and depression in elderly in long-term care. The data was searched from electronic databases. Ten scientific articles were eventually chosen for the review. The data was analyzed using a content analysis method.
The study revealed that there was a strong association and co-relation between depression and malnutrition in elderly in long-term care. The result showed a bidirectional relation between depression and malnutrition. The affect was both individual and indirect.