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In Lalitpur, Nepal, among 360 adults aged 60+ years, functional disability is common—34.7% dependent in ADL and 47.8% in IADL, higher in women.
- Why it matters: Functional disability, malnutrition, and psychological well-being are linked in older adults, yet local status data are needed to guide geriatric screening and care planning.
- What they did: Using multistage cluster sampling in Lalitpur district, investigators measured ADL/IADL disability, malnutrition via the Mini Nutritional Assessment (MNA), and psychological well-being with the WHO-5 Well-Being Index.
- The result: Malnutrition prevalence was 13% with 45% at risk, and 32.8% had WHO-5 scores < 13, indicating poor psychological well-being.
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