UP, Nutritional Status and Frailty

• Main Authors: Ana Beatriz Moreira Teixeira (Author), Patrícia Maria Rodrigues Pereira Pires (Author), Ana Cristina Lima Mimoso Caramelo (Author), Maria João Filomena Santos Pinto Monteiro (Author), Vitor Manuel Costa Pereira Rodrigues (Author), Maria da Conceição Alves Rainho Soares Pereira (Author), Isabel Maria Antunes Rodrigues da Costa Barroso (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Desafio Singular, 2024-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The predisposition to pressure ulcers (PU) is related to a prolonged process of disability that indicates frailty, functional decline and dependence, with malnutrition being a preponderant factor in its evolution. The present study aimed to relate the risk of developing PU with the nutritional statu...