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April 19, 2026HealthcareOpen Access

Association Between Nutritional Risk and Mental Health in Older Adults: Focusing on Depression and Cognitive Function

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SCSeohyeon ChoKWKeon WooYCYoonsoo Choy

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Analysis shows associations between nutritional risk, depression, and cognitive function in older adults, suggesting a need for integrated approaches.

Key Points

  • This research examines how nutritional risk relates to depression and cognitive function in older adults.
  • Analyzed data from 9955 older adults aged 65 and above
  • Used the DETERMINE checklist to assess nutritional risk
  • Measured depression with the Short-form Geriatric Depression Scale
  • Assessed cognitive function with the Korean version of the Mini-Mental State Examination-2
  • Conducted hierarchical multiple linear regression and correlation analyses
  • Nutritional risk correlated significantly with cognitive function (r = −0.191, p < 0.05)
  • Nutritional risk also correlated with depression (r = 0.440, p < 0.05)
  • Results indicate higher nutritional risk scores are linked to increased depressive symptoms (B = 0.314, p < 0.001)
  • Lower cognitive function is associated with higher nutritional risk (B = −0.051, p < 0.05)
  • Subgroup differences were noted, but not all interactions were statistically significant.

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Cho et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69e47321010ef96374d8f0e4https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare14081062
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