Nutritional and functional assessment of hospitalized elderly: impact of sociodemographic variables.

Background. This work was constructed in order to assess the nutritional and functional status in hospitalized elderly and to study the associations between them and sociodemographic variables. Methods.

Mental health problems and sociodemographic correlates in elderly medical inpatients in a university hospital in egypt.

Background. Depression and cognitive impairment are two common mental and public health problems especially among elderly. In this study, we determined the prevalence of these problems and their associations with sociodemographic factors among hospitalized elderly in Egypt.