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Aim: To provide evidence-based recommendations for clinical nutrition and hydration in older persons in order to prevent and/or treat malnutrition and dehydration. Further, to address whether weight-reducing interventions are appropriate for overweight or obese older persons.
and recommendations to prevent, identify and treat dehydration. Overall, we recommend that all older persons shall routinely be screened for malnutrition in order to identify an existing risk early. Oral nutrition can be supported by nursing interventions, education, nutritional counseling, food modification and oral nutritional supplements.
11 wrz 2021 · All hospitalised geriatric patients should be screened and assessed for dehydration, and frequent reassessment of fluid balance is recommended. Dehydration can be defined into two subcategories, based on whether a shortage of water is caused by low intake or excessive loss.
20 lut 2024 · This scoping review aimed to identify and map the available information on the nutrition care process in older adults with delirium to analyse and summarise key concepts, and gaps, including the barriers and enablers to providing nutrition care for this group.
Based on a systematic literature search the guideline provided 82 evidence-based recommendations for nutritional care in older persons, covering e.g., recommendations for older persons with malnutrition or at risk of malnutrition, and recommendations to prevent, identify and treat low-intake dehydration [1].
9 kwi 2023 · This review attempts to provide current knowledge of hydration including patterns of body water turnover, the complex mechanisms behind water homeostasis, the effects of dehydration on the health of the body, and practical guidance for low-intake dehydration in older adults.
18 paź 2021 · Dehydration is common in the elderly, especially when hospitalised. This study investigated the impact of interventions to improve hydration in acutely unwell or institutionalised older adults for hydration and hydration linked events (constipation, falls, urinary tract infections) as well as patient satisfaction.
