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ArticleFrontiers in nutrition2026

Nutrition, functional status, polypharmacy, and digestive disturbances in institutionalized patients with dementia: insights from comprehensive screening at admission.

Diogo Sousa-Catita, Paulo Mascarenhas, Miguel Grunho, Filipa Quaresma, Jorge Fonseca

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Diogo Sousa-CatitaEgas Moniz Center for Interdisciplinary Research (CiiEM), Egas Moniz School of Health and Science, Almada, Portugal.
Paulo MascarenhasEgas Moniz Center for Interdisciplinary Research (CiiEM), Egas Moniz School of Health and Science, Almada, Portugal.
Miguel GrunhoEgas Moniz Center for Interdisciplinary Research (CiiEM), Egas Moniz School of Health and Science, Almada, Portugal.
Filipa QuaresmaResidências Montepio, Serviços de Saúde S.A., Lisboa, Portugal.
Jorge FonsecaEgas Moniz Center for Interdisciplinary Research (CiiEM), Egas Moniz School of Health and Science, Almada, Portugal.

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Introduction: Malnutrition, loss of muscle mass, functional decline, and polypharmacy are highly prevalent in people with dementia, contributing to accelerated frailty, dependency, and institutionalization. Early multidimensional assessment at the time of admission to long-term care units is essential for identifying nutritional and functional vulnerabilities and guiding timely, individualized interventions. This study aimed to characterize the nutritional, anthropometric, and functional status of patients with dementia and to examine the association between digestive disturbances and polypharmacy. Methods: A multicenter cross-sectional study was conducted, including adults diagnosed with dementia. Nutritional status was assessed using the Mini Nutritional Assessment (MNA Results and conclusion: Malnutrition was highly prevalent, with nearly all 112 participants classified as malnourished or at nutritional risk according to MNA

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dementiadigestive disturbancesmalnutritionnutritionpolypharmacy

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