Comorbidities, polypharmacy, functionality and nutritional status in Turkish community-dwelling female elderly.

Bahat G., Tufan F., BAHAT Z., Tufan A., Aydın Y., Akpinar T. S., ...More

Aging clinical and experimental research, vol.26, no.3, pp.255-9, 2014 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 26 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2014
  • Doi Number: 10.1007/s40520-014-0229-8
  • Journal Name: Aging clinical and experimental research
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.255-9
  • Keywords: Comorbidity, Polypharmacy, Functionality, Malnutrition, Elderly, Developing, MINI, UNDERNUTRITION, MALNUTRITION, PEOPLE
  • Istanbul University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background and aims Most elderly persons live in developing countries where current geriatric epidemiological data are scarce. We aimed to study major comorbidities, polypharmacy, functional and nutritional status in a Turkish community-dwelling female elderly clinic population.