Nutritional Profile of the Elderly (Record no. 26771)
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| 003 - CONTROL NUMBER IDENTIFIER | |
| control field | OSt |
| 005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION | |
| control field | 20220829145001.0 |
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| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 640 |
| Item number | ROS/NU |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Rosemol Jose |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Nutritional Profile of the Elderly |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc. | Vellanikkara |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | Department of Home Science, College of Horticulture |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. | 2001 |
| 502 ## - DISSERTATION NOTE | |
| Degree type | MSc |
| 520 3# - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | A study on the nutritional profile of elderly was carried out among 150 elderly persons of 60 to 75 years of age residing in institutions and in houses to assess the socio-economic profile and personal informations, dietary pattern, nutritional status and the factors affecting their nutritional status. The results of the study indicated that majority of elderly were from joint families and they were literate but they had no income of their own and were dependent on others for money. The past occupational status showed that most of the elderly women were unemployed while elderly male were employed in different sectors. The housing conditions and hygiene of elderly in both groups were found to be good and about 76 per cen~ of non-institutionalized elderly had a separate room for them whereas in institutions one room was shared by more than two members. Eventhough majority of the elderly did not attend the social functions, they used to visit various religious places. More than 50 per cent of the elderly in both groups had more than one health problems. The unhealthy habits were found to be more among non-institutionalized elderly and majority of the elderly in both groups did some sort of physical exercises. Majority of the elderly in both groups were non-vegetarians and followed a dietary pattern of three meals per day. Among the families of non- institutionalized group, major expenditure of the family income was incurred for food. The institutionalized elderly had a specific time for food intake and they had ('[en bO their meals along with others whereas in non-institutionalized group majority of the elderly did not have a specific time schedule for food intake and they had their meals alone. Consumption of raw vegetables by the elderly was very less. The weight and mid upper arm circumference of elderly were found to be higher than the suggested levels, but the increase was significant only in non- institutionalized group in the case of weight. The mean height obtained was lower than the standards but found to be significantly higher only in elderly women of non-institutionalized group. Different degrees of chronic energy deficiencies and upper body obesity was found in both institutionalized and non-institutionalized groups. Difference in most of the indices used to assess nutritional status was found to be statistically insignificant between the institutionalized and non- institutionalized groups. Visual disturbance, toothlessness, difficulty in chewing, hearing problems and anaemia were the important clinical symptoms observed among elderly. There is no significant difference in grip strength and lung capacity between the institutionalized and non-institutionalized elderly and majority of the elderly in both groups had an increased heart rate and various degrees of hypertension. None of the socio-economic factors as well as the place of residence had any influence on the nutritional status of the elderly. Hence proper care, feeling of security and conducive psycho-social environment should be given to our elderly population which will indirectly influence their nutritional status. |
| 700 ## - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Indira V (Guide) |
| 856 ## - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS | |
| Uniform Resource Identifier | http://krishikosh.egranth.ac.in/handle/1/5810104796 |
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| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Source of classification or shelving scheme | Damaged status | Not for loan | Permanent Location | Current Location | Shelving location | Date acquired | Full call number | Barcode | Date last seen | Price effective from | Koha item type |
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| KAU Central Library, Thrissur | KAU Central Library, Thrissur | Theses | 2014-03-18 | 640 ROS/NU | 171830 | 2014-03-18 | 2014-03-18 | Theses |