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This is a Cross-Sectional Study study.

September 18, 2025

Malnutrition in Elderly Patients in Medical and Surgical Wards: Prevalence and Quality of Care Across Multiple Centers

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Cross-sectional study finds 53% malnutrition in elderly patients, highlighting poor nutritional care quality.

Among 145 elderly patients, 53.1% were found to be malnourished, indicating a severe issue in nutritional care.
Patients over 65 with multiple co-morbidities showed significantly lower scores on the Mini Nutritional Assessment tool.
Quality of nutritional care was inadequate, with insufficient meal support during mealtimes reported by the nursing staff.
The findings emphasize the need to improve nutritional screening and personalized care for better patient outcomes.

Ikram et al. (2025) studied this question.

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