Title of article
Nutrient Adequacy of Elderly in Guna Budi Bakti Nursing Home: A Pilot Study in Medan City-Indonesia
Author/Authors
ARITONANG, EVAWANY Universitas Sumatera Utara - Faculty of Public Health - Department of Community Health and Nutrition, Indonesia , JUMIRAH Universitas Sumatera Utara - Faculty of Public Health - Department of Community Health and Nutrition, Indonesia , SARI, GUSTIN DYTHA Universitas Sumatera Utara - Faculty of Public Health - Department of Community Health and Nutrition, Indonesia
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5
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7
Abstract
Health condition in the elderly is determined by the quality and quantity of food and nutrient being consumed. However, the nutrient adequacy among elderly people at nursing home in Indonesia has rarely been investigated. Therefore, a cross sectional study was conducted to determine nutrient adequacy in Guna Budi Bakti nursing home in the city of Medan. Elderly food intake was assessed by three days food weighing method and compared to the Indonesian Recommended Dietary Allowances (RDA). Energy intake reached 100% of RDA. Although the majority of subject able to meet 70% of RDA for protein and vitamin A, a proportion of subject could not meet the recommendation ofprotein (26.6%) and vitamin A (28.3%). Calcium and ferum intake were approximately 20%) of RDA Furthermore, there is a need for a balanced food to planned and provided at the nursing home in the study.
Keywords
Nutrient intake , elderly , nursing home , Indonesia
Journal title
Malaysian Journal of Health Sciences
Journal title
Malaysian Journal of Health Sciences
Record number
2571518
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