Nutrition and the older adult.
The importance of ensuring adequate nutrition in older people is often acknowledged but, the evidence suggests, theory is not always matched by practice. This article describes causes of malnutrition in older adults and discusses nursing strategies to prevent it occurring.
Eberhardie
Chris
C
Kingston University, St George's Hospital Medical School, Kingston upon Thames, Surrey.
D000368:Aged; D015577:Geriatric Assessment; D006801:Humans; D007380:Intermediate Care Facilities; D008019:Life Style; D009748:Nutrition Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000451:nursing*; D018673:Nutrition Policy; D009751:Nutritional Requirements; D009752:Nutritional Status; D018529:Nutritional Support / Q000451:nursing*