Abstract

Authors: Abdallah Al-Ahaideb, Nasir Arain, Saeb Hashish, Asem Elhossainy, Amr Elhossainy, Yazeed Al-Dugaither, Yousef Al-Najashi, and Mohammed Dahlawi Alfaisal University Introduction: Malnutrition is very common in the elderly, and as average life expectancy is increasing with correlate decrease in fertility and mortality rates worldwide, this change will shift the epidemiology towards geriatric populations (>60 yrs old). There are different tools to evaluate nutritional status; however, the most widely used and adapted is the Mini Nutritional Assessment (MNA) Tool. Objectives: • Drawing a sample from elderly patients to evaluate their nutritional status retrospectively 3 months before their admission to KFSH & RC. • Aiming to link malnutrition with the coexistence of relevant diseases. • Aiming to increase awareness among elderly people and the youth about successful aging. Methods: The study was carried out on elderly patients. • 32 cases; >60 yrs old • At the in-patient wards in KFSH & RC, Riyadh SA • Data for patients was collected using a structured Mini Nutritional Assessment (MNA) Tool. Conclusion: The study confirms that there is coexistence between malnutrition and other diseases, and that malnutrition is a common problem among the elderly. However, due to the small sample size, and it was conducted in a hospital setting, this cannot be generalized nationally.