NUTRITIONAL NEEDS OF THE ELDERLY

1996 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 199-206
Author(s):  
Maria G. Boosalis ◽  
Nancy J. Stiles
Keyword(s):  
The Elderly ◽  
Nutritional Needs

scholarly journals Managing Eating Disorders in Elderly with Dementia and the Ethical Considerations for Tube Feeding

2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Eating Disorders ◽  
Management Strategies ◽  
Tube Feeding ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Feeding Tube ◽  
Medical Complications ◽  
Ethical Considerations ◽  
Nutritional Needs

As dementia progresses, the elderly with dementia often have difficulties finishing their meals and weight loss is a common feature at this stage of their dementia journey. Eating disorders cause tremendous caregiver stress and burden. In considering provision of best care for this group of elderly, the hospital is probably not the best place and yet, they are frequently brought in to the hospital to seek help for fever, pneumonia, dislodged feeding tube, medical complications arising from poor feeding and dehydration. It is important to understand the aetiology of poor feeding among this group of patients and advise the patients and their family on the appropriate management strategies to improve the intake of food and to maximize their quality of life. At this stage of dementia, focusing on means to ensure nutritional needs are met may end up causing further harm and distress.

scholarly journals Riscos das mídias e tecnologias na capacitação para cuidadores de idosos: estudo de caso

2019 ◽  
Vol 87 (25) ◽  
Author(s):  
Vilmar da Conceição Oliveira Filho ◽  
Selma Petra Chaves Sá ◽  
Cristian Antonio Brezolin ◽  
Ana Lucia Leitão Caldas ◽  
Thaís de Rezende Bessa Guerra
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Program Understanding ◽  
Training Course ◽  
Academic Knowledge ◽  
Nutritional Needs ◽  
Whole Class ◽  
Elderly Caregivers

Objetivou-se orientar cuidadores de idosos em um curso de capacitação no Centro de Atenção à Saúde do Idoso e seu Cuidadores, Universidade Federal Fluminense, sobre as principais carências e necessidades nutricionais requeridas pelos própriose pelos idosos, alertando ainda sobre os riscos das tecnologias. Trata-se de um estudo de caso do estágio de docência, sobre acapacitação de cuidadores, enquanto mestrando acadêmico do Programa de Ciências do Cuidado em Saúde. A compreensão evisualização acerca da organização e planejamento das demandas cotidianas requisitadas de um profissional acadêmico em suaspalestras/cursos/oficinas. Conclui-se que há necessidade de uma capacitação dos pós-graduandos nos métodos de transmissãodos conhecimentos acadêmicos, como por exemplo, a linguagem utilizada para os cuidadores, objetivando assim a compreensãode toda a turma e alertando sobre os riscos das influências tecnológicas na baixa qualidade alimentar ingerida.Palavras-chave: Educação; Ensino em Enfermagem; Nutrição. ABSTRACTThe aim of this study was to orient elderly caregivers in a training course at the Center for Health Care of the Elderly and itsCaregivers, Federal Fluminense University, about the main needs and nutritional needs required by the elderly and the elderly,also warning about the risks of the technologies. This is a case study of the teaching stage, about the qualification of caregivers, asan academic master of the Health Care Sciences Program. Understanding and visualization about the organization and planningof the daily demands of an academic professional in their lectures/courses/workshops. It is concluded that there is a need for thetraining of postgraduates in the methods of transmission of academic knowledge, such as the language used for caregivers, aimingat understanding the whole class and warning about the risks of technological influences in the low food quality.Keywords: Education; Teaching, Nursing; Nutrition.

Design of novel functional food products enriched with bioactive extracts from holothurians for meeting the nutritional needs of the elderly

LWT ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 109 ◽  
pp. 55-62 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. García ◽  
D. Méndez ◽  
M. Álvarez ◽  
B. Sanmartin ◽  
R. Vázquez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Functional Food ◽  
Food Products ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Nutritional Needs

Nutritional Needs for the Elderly Hemodialysis Patient

1986 ◽  
pp. 127-134 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joel D. Kopple ◽  
Mary B. Grosvenor ◽  
Charlotte E. Roberts
Keyword(s):  
Hemodialysis Patient ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Nutritional Needs

How Food-Related Industries Can Respond to the Nutritional Needs of the Elderly: An European View

2009 ◽  
Vol 50 (12) ◽  
pp. 484-487 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joseph G.A.J. Hautvast ◽  
Lisette C.P.G.M. Groot ◽  
Wija A. Staveren
Keyword(s):  
The Elderly ◽  
Nutritional Needs

scholarly journals Nutrition and sarcopenia of ageing

2004 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 69-76 ◽  
Author(s):  
Satoshi Fujita ◽  
Elena Volpi
Keyword(s):  
Muscle Protein ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Nutritional Factors ◽  
Age Related ◽  
Prevention And Treatment ◽  
Nutritional Needs ◽  
Muscle Protein Metabolism ◽  
And Function ◽  
Potential Use

Sarcopenia, the loss of muscle mass and function with ageing, is a multifactorial condition that slowly develops over decades and becomes a significant contributor to disability in the older population. Malnutrition and alterations in the muscle anabolic response to nutritional stimuli have been identified as potentially preventable factors that may significantly contribute to sarcopenia. In the present article we review the most recent findings regarding the role of nutritional factors in the development, prevention and treatment of sarcopenia. Specifically, we focus on the nutritional needs of the elderly; the age-related changes in the response of muscle protein metabolism to feeding and to the endogenous hormones released during feeding; and the role played by the splanchnic tissues in the response of muscle proteins to feeding. Finally, we review the issues relative to the potential use of nutritional therapies, including supplementation, for the prevention and treatment of sarcopenia.

scholarly journals Development of Scientifically-based Approaches to the Design of Food Products for Herodietic Purposes

2021 ◽  
pp. 303-310
Author(s):  
A. A. Varivoda ◽  
N. V. Kenijz ◽  
M. V. Dadueva ◽  
D. K. Davidyan ◽  
M. Z. Pshikhopova ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Age Groups ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Essential Amino Acids ◽  
Mineral Elements ◽  
The Body ◽  
Scientific Article ◽  
Demographic Situation ◽  
Gender And Age ◽  
Nutritional Needs ◽  
The Russian Federation

The study conducted a detailed analysis and provides data on the demographic situation in the world, as well as in the Russian Federation, concluded that the trend of rapid aging. Nutrition refers to the most important factors of the influence of the external environment on the state of health, working capacity and life expectancy of a person. For this reason, every person needs high-quality and specialized nutrition that will fill all the needs of the body in nutrients, namely proteins, lipids, carbohydrates, vitamins and mineral elements. This scientific article analyzes and systematizes approaches to ensuring the nutritional needs of people of older age groups and recommends ratios in the composition of diets according to gender and age characteristics. The standards of energy and nutritional requirements for various groups of the population are analyzed. The problems associated with the development of the production of products for the elderly are investigated and promising directions of their production are established. It is determined that the most social problem for the elderly is providing the body with biologically and physiologically valuable substances, in particular macro - and microelements, vitamins, essential amino acids, the presence and ratio of which has a significant impact on the processes of metabolism and assimilation by the body.

Vieillissement au Canada/Aging in Canada. Revue canadienne d'économie familiale, 38(3), 1988.

1991 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 74-76
Author(s):  
Colette Landry-Martin
Keyword(s):  
The Elderly ◽  
Home Economics ◽  
Research Articles ◽  
Background Information ◽  
Class Discussion ◽  
General Interest ◽  
Economics Profession ◽  
Nutritional Needs ◽  
Older Citizens

The Canadian Home Economics Journal publishes scholarly articles as well as others of general interest whose contents relate to the philosophy and practice of Home Economics. A quarterly journal, each issue focusses on a theme related to the improvement of the quality of life of individuals and families, the mission of the Home Economics profession. This particular issue of the Journal centres around the theme of Aging in Canada and features four articles of general interest and three research articles. The articles of general interest focus on different topics related to aging: governmental literature pertaining to aging; clothing preferences and consumer behaviour of older citizens; housing needs of the elderly, and Canada's aging population. The research articles cover diverse areas such as demographic characteristics of the elderly, the nutritional needs and health of older people, and factors that influence learning among seniors. The contents of the articles cover reflection generating issues about social aging. This special issue of the Journal will be of particular interest and value to the practitioner working with the elderly as well as providing background information for class discussion in university courses related to aging.

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