title: Optimal dietary prescribing in the nursing home.
abstract: A multitude of physiological, psychosocial, and functional factors, controllable by physicians, can combine to deter today's typical nursing home resident from consuming an adequate diet. This article focuses on factors contributing to reduced food intake in the elderly, the impact of therapeutic diets, and the need for good communication between physician and dietitian. Of major importance is an informed team approach to assessment and intervention in promoting optimal nutritional status for these patients in need.
authors.affiliation: Department of Family Practice and Community Health, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Opheim
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wesselman
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001835:Body Weight; D004032:Diet; D001068:Feeding and Eating Disorders / Q000209:etiology* / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D009735:Nursing Homes; D009751:Nutritional Requirements; D009752:Nutritional Status; D010348:Patient Care Team