Undernäring hos äldre personer med fokus på könsskillnader- En kvantitativ studie
UndernäringäldreGenusperspektivSenior alertRegisterstudieMalnutritionElderlyGender perspectiveSenior alertRegistry study
Introduction: Malnutrition leads to loss of health and coexists with disease and loss of function. A good nutritional status becomes more important the older you get to maintain a good health. Studies show that it is important to identify and prevent malnutrition in its early stages. Men and women recieve different medical treatment in a number of different medical diseases. There are few studies in nursing from av gender perspective.Aim: The aim of this study is to examine the prevalence of malnutrition in the elderly in Västra Götaland with focus on gender differences when it comes to prevalence and nursing interventionsMethod: A register study with av quantitative approach is conducted to answer the aim. Data from all individuals over 80 years of age registered in the national quality register Senior Alert between january- september 2012 was collected. Data analysis was conducted in IBM SPSS Statistics 21. Chisquare and Pearsons correlation coefficient was used to look at correlations and differences from a gender perspective.Result: The study shows tan elderly women have a greater risk of malnutrition than men in Västra Götaland. More than half of the study population (n=6057), has a risk of malnutrition. Data analysis show that nursing interventions does not differ between men and women with risk of malnutrition. The results show that the interventions does not lead to weight gain in the study population.Keywords: Malnutrion, Elderly, Gender perspective, Senior Alert, Registry study