NUTRITION ASSESSMENT PROTOCOLS IN COMMUNITY-DWELLING OLDER ADULTS WITH CHRONIC WOUNDS

Abstract Older adults are at risk for altered nutritional status and functional impairment due to physiological (e.g., age-related changes, acute and chronic co-morbid conditions) and psychosocial factors (e.g., depression, loneliness, cognitive impairment). Those with alterations in nutritional and...

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Published in:Innovation in aging 2019-11, Vol.3 (Supplement_1), p.S392-S392
Main Authors: DiMaria-Ghalili, Rose Ann, Charbonneau, Sarah, Bynum, Keyanna, Neidrauer, Michael, Weingarten, Michael S, Lewin, Peter A
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Language:English
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Summary:Abstract Older adults are at risk for altered nutritional status and functional impairment due to physiological (e.g., age-related changes, acute and chronic co-morbid conditions) and psychosocial factors (e.g., depression, loneliness, cognitive impairment). Those with alterations in nutritional and/or functional status are at risk for poor health outcomes-including delayed healing of chronic wounds. We will discuss our lessons learned when devising nutrition assessment protocols from our ongoing double-blind randomized control clinical trial testing the effectiveness of ultrasound treatment on healing chronic leg wounds. The discussion will focus on the following measures: the Mini-Nutritional Assessment, hand-grip strength assessment, and inflammatory biomarkers.
ISSN:2399-5300
2399-5300
DOI:10.1093/geroni/igz038.1441