[Malnutrition in elderly patients].
Malnutrition in older patients is associated with significantly higher morbidity and mortality, this incurring substantial extra costs in health care. However, impaired nutritional status is recognized only in a small number of cases and treated adequately. This emphasizes the need for integrating nutritional questions into the overall therapeutical concept. This may decrease the incidence and progression of geriatric illnesses. The sooner such interventions are introduced, the better.
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Fachklinik für Geriatrie, Evangelisches Krankenhaus, Enger.
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000886:Anthropometry; D005260:Female; D016330:Frail Elderly; D015577:Geriatric Assessment; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015596:Nutrition Assessment; D011502:Protein-Energy Malnutrition / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*