Nutrition status and its relationship with depression in elderly pepople

authors:

avatar Narges Arsalani , avatar Monir Nobahar ORCID , * , avatar Naim Sadat Kia , avatar Maryam Etemadi , avatar Raheb Ghorbani ORCID

Koomesh: Vol.19, issue 2; 401-411
published online: September 06, 2017
article type: Research Article
received: August 02, 2016
accepted: December 06, 2016

how to cite: Arsalani N, Nobahar M, Kia N S, Etemadi M, Ghorbani R. Nutrition status and its relationship with depression in elderly pepople. koomesh. 2017;19(2):e151093. 

Abstract

Introduction: There is some evidence indicating that nutritional status of elderly has a significant impact on their physical health, but its relationship with their mood, especially depression, requires careful and systemic consideration. The aim of this study was to determine the relationship between nutritional status and depression in elderly people. Materials and Methods: In this descriptive cross-sectional study, 260 elderly individuals from the city of Semnan (Iran) were enrolled in 2015, with considering the inclusion and exclusion criteria. The data collection tool was questionnaire scales that briefly assess the demographic and nutritional status with mini nutritional assessment (MNA) and depression with geriatric depression scale (GDS). Results: Results indicated that 5.8% (n=15) had malnutrition, 53.1% (n=138) were at the risk of malnutrition and the other 41.2% (n=107) were normal. Also 21.9% (n=57) were at severe depression (20-30), 34.2% (n=89) had mild depression (10-19) and the other seniors 43.8% (n=114) were not depressed. Remarkably, there was a significant negative correlation (R= -0.594, P

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