Severe Weight Loss and Its Association with Fatigue in Old Patients at Discharge from a Geriatric Hospital

Although malnutrition is frequent in the old, little is known about its association with fatigue. We evaluated the relation of self-reported severe weight loss with fatigue and the predictors for fatigue in old patients at hospital discharge. Severe weight loss was defined according to involuntary w...

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Main Authors: Kristina Franz, Lindsey Otten, Ursula Müller-Werdan, Wolfram Doehner, Kristina Norman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-10-01
Series:Nutrients
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/11/10/2415