Individually prescribed diet is fundamental to optimize nutritional treatment in geriatric patients

Summary Background & aims Malnutrition is a well-recognized problem in geriatric patients. Individually prescribed diet is fundamental to optimize nutritional treatment in geriatric patients. The objective of this study was to investigate routines regarding dietary prescriptions and monitoring o...

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Published in:Clinical nutrition (Edinburgh, Scotland) Scotland), 2016-06, Vol.35 (3), p.692-698
Main Authors: Hedman, S, Nydahl, M, Faxén-Irving, G
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Appropriate diet
Combined Modality Therapy
Diet Records
Dietetics - manpower
Dietetics - methods
Elder Nutritional Physiological Phenomena
Feeding and Eating Disorders - diagnosis
Feeding and Eating Disorders - diet therapy
Feeding and Eating Disorders - therapy
Female
Food prescription
Food, Nutrition and Dietetics
Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Geriatric Assessment
Geriatric patients
Healthy Diet
Hospitals, University
Humans
Kostvetenskap
Male
Malnutrition - diagnosis
Malnutrition - epidemiology
Malnutrition - etiology
Malnutrition - prevention & control
Medicin och hälsovetenskap
Mini Nutritional Assessment
Nutrition Assessment
Nutritional Status
Nutritional Support
Patient Compliance
Portion Size
Precision Medicine
Prevalence
Risk
Sweden - epidemiology
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Summary:Summary Background & aims Malnutrition is a well-recognized problem in geriatric patients. Individually prescribed diet is fundamental to optimize nutritional treatment in geriatric patients. The objective of this study was to investigate routines regarding dietary prescriptions and monitoring of food intake in geriatric patients and to see how well the prescribed diet conforms to the patients' nutritional status and ability to eat. A further aim was to identify the most common reasons and factors interacting with patients not finishing a complete meal. Methods This study combines two methods using both qualitative and quantitative analysis. Patients (n = 43; 82.5 ± 7.5 yrs; 60% females) at four geriatric wards performed a two-day dietary record, assisted by a dietician. Nurses and assistant nurses at each ward participated in a semi-structured interview regarding prescription of diets and portion size for the patients. Results The prescribed diet differed significantly (P 
ISSN:0261-5614
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1532-1983
DOI:10.1016/j.clnu.2015.04.018