Malnutrition Prevalence Rates among Dutch Nursing Home Residents : What Has Changed over One Decade? A Comparison of the Years 2009, 2013 and 2018

Objectives: To assess changes in prevalence of malnutrition and its associated factors among people living in Dutch nursing homes in 2009, 2013 and 2018. Design: Secondary data analysis of the International Prevalence Measurement of Care Quality (LPZ) study. Setting: Dutch nursing homes. Participants: Residents living at a psychogeriatric or somatic ward in Dutch nursing homes in 2009, 2013 or 2018. Measurements: weight and height, unintentional weight loss over the last month and last six months, age, sex, length of stay up to the measurement day, care dependency, and the presence of various... Mehr ...