What does it mean to be “at nutritional risk”? Seeking clarity on behalf of the elderly
Open Access
- 1 August 2001
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Elsevier in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
- Vol. 74 (2) , 155-156
- https://doi.org/10.1093/ajcn/74.2.155
Abstract
Most clinical nutritionists would agree that in the care of sick or frail elderly patients, nutritional and hydration concerns often rank far too low on the list of evaluation and treatment priorities. In hospitals and nursing homes (1, 2) and in the community, elderly patients may receive a variety of costly and complex medical interventions, eg, extensive drug therapy (3) and mechanical ventilatory support (4), while the routine availability of adequate food and fluids is neglected.Keywords
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