Assessment and management of eating skills in the older adult.
Malnutrition can lead to a number of health problems in older people. Good assessment of the older person's eating skills is as important as a nutritional assessment in at-risk groups and eating skills should be assessed using a holistic framework. In many cases adaptation of the environment and eating aids can assist in the maintenance of independent eating.
Faculty of Health and Social Care Sciences, Kingston University and St George's Hospital Medical School, Kingston upon Thames, Surrey.
Christine
C
Eberhardie
D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000368:Aged; D019587:Dietary Supplements; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D015577:Geriatric Assessment / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D044342:Malnutrition / Q000451:nursing* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D009730:Nursing Assessment / Q000379:methods; D015596:Nutrition Assessment; D012656:Self-Help Devices