Nutritional status in chronically-ill elderly patients. Is it related to quality of life?

Objective: The aim of this study is to assess the quality of life in chronically-ill elderly patients and its relationship with parameters concerning the patients' nutritional status.

Design: A cross-sectional study.

Setting: Primary health-care centres in Jaen, Spain.

[Comparative study of dietary intake and nutritional status in elderly women with and without hip fracture].

Aim: To compare the nutritional status and dietary intake of elderly women admitted with hip fracture (HF) versus a control group without fracture and without known abnormalities of bone mineral density.

Design: Descriptive and observational study.

Location: Hospital Neurotraumatológico in Jaen (Spain) and three urban Primary Health Care centers in Jaen city (San Felipe, Virgen de la Capilla and El Valle).