Screening of nutritional risk among older persons
30–60 per cent of older adults in hospitals and nursing homes are malnourished. A well-suited screening tool is to detect the persons who are at risk of malnutrition.
30–60 per cent of older adults in hospitals and nursing homes are malnourished. A well-suited screening tool is to detect the persons who are at risk of malnutrition.
Many medical records lacked information about nutritional risk, and few patients at nutritional risk were followed up.
It is challenging for community nurses to screen their patients’ nutritional risk because the guidelines fail to take sufficient account of the domestic arena.
Weight is one of the simplest measurements of nutritional status. Nevertheless, a number of personnel in the community nursing services lack knowledge about nutrition and good routines for weighing patients.
In order to meet the challenges associated with undernutrition in elderly patients who receive home-based nursing care, it is necessary to screen for nutritional status.
The recently developed app APPETITT can inspire to a varied diet and increase the attention to dietary habits for home-dwelling elderly.
30–60 prosent av eldre på sykehus og sykehjem er underernærte. Et egnet screeningverktøy skal oppdage de personene som er i risiko for underernæring.
Mange pasientjournaler manglet informasjon om ernæringsmessig risiko, og få pasienter i ernæringsmessig risiko fikk oppfølging.