Author Archives: «Gerald M»

ABSTRACT The magnitude of malnutrition among children under five years of age is high in Pakistan. Under nutrition and infections are the two most important factors that affect the growth of children. This study explains the extent of under nutrition and prevalence of wasting and stunting among preschool children. This cross sectional study covered the…

The focus of this assessment is quality of life and specifically this paper considers how malnutrition affects quality of life of community settings’ patients. According to the Scottish Governments publication “Older people living in community – Nutrition needs, barrier and interventions: a literature review”, malnutrition is an umbrella term for undernutrition, overnutrition and imbalance diet…

The childhood period is the most important stage for the overall development during the lifespan. Brain and biological development takes place at this stage Muller and Jahn, 2009. These developments are influenced by sufficient of stimulation and nutrition, and these development effects of physique, the immune system, cognition, as well as social and emotional growth…

Fifty three percent of children in Somalia have the risk of malnutrition (UN). With the increasing drought and violence rate, thousands of Somalis have fled in search for work in countries that border Somalia. The information assembled for this project includes behavioral, environmental dynamics of Malnutrition in children, and an explicit point of convergence of…

Introduction This essay will be looking at the malnutrition universal screening tool in relation to validity and reliability. This assessment tool is designed to identify whether adult patients are malnourished, at potential risk of malnutrition (undernutrition) or those that are obese. It also includes management guidelines which can be used to develop a care plan….

Reducing the incidences of malnutrition that often occurs during admission to hospital has been a priority within the nursing care profession for many years. There have been various explanations for this such as lack of staff, patients not able or are unwilling to admit they require assistance, poor use of assessment tools and care pathways….

-Reducing the incidences of malnutrition that often occurs during admission to hospital has been a priority within the nursing care profession for many years. There have been various explanations for this such as lack of staff, patients not able or are unwilling to admit they require assistance, poor use of assessment tools and care pathways….

Relation of Gender Inequality and Hunger Hunger, malnutrition and poverty are natural human phenomena, but they are often discussed in ways that are far removed from people’s experiences and thus cannot explain their engagement in food systems. There is more than enough food in the world to feed everyone, but the number of people affected…

A literature review is a compilation of resources that provide the ground work for further study. It is frequently found as a subsection of a published research study. Literature review refers to the activities involves in searching for information on a topic and developing a comprehensive picture of the state of the knowledge on the…

Malnutrition has significantly increased in the ageing population resulting in a major health problem in the United Kingdom and is a cause and consequence of ill health. This essay will seek to critique three research papers based on Malnutrition in older hospitalised patient. It will include evaluation of strengths, limitations of the research and a…