Nutritional supplementation for older people

Nutritional supplementation for hip fracture aftercare in older people.

BACKGROUND Older people with hip fractures are often malnourished at the time of fracture, and have poor food intake subsequently. OBJECTIVES To review the effects of nutritional interventions in older people recovering from hip fracture. SEARCH STRATEGY We searched the Cochrane Bone, Joint and Muscle Trauma Group Specialised Register (September 2008), the Cochrane Central Register of Contr...

Nutritional supplementation in community-dwelling elderly people.

There is a large evidence base for nutritional intervention in acutely ill and post-operative hospitalised patients, but the evidence base for nursing home (NH) residents is small. The prevalence of poor nutrition in NHs is high and baseline nutrition appears to be an important determinant of response to nutritional intervention. Residents with mininutritional assessment (MNA) scores above 23.5...

Nutritional well-being among older people.

Importance of nutritional support in older people.

Proper nutrition is an essential part of successful aging and may delay the onset of diseases. Nutrition-related problems in older subjects have been long-time ignored; good nutritional status is an essential component of health and a relevant part of therapeutic plans of most chronic diseases. Moreover, food and nutrition are a relevant aspect of most cultures and are strongly linked with indi...

Barriers to nutritional care for the undernourished hospitalised older people†

Aims and objectives. To identify what nurses experience as barriers to ensuring adequate nutritional care for undernourished hospitalised older people. Background. Undernutrition occurs frequently among hospitalised older people and can result in a variety of negative consequences if not treated. Nevertheless, undernutrition is often unrecognised and undertreated. Nurses have a great responsibi...