Hospital and home care nurses’ experiences and perceptions regarding nutritional care for older adults to prevent and treat malnutrition: A cross‐sectional study

Abstract Malnutrition in older adults is a frequent and major problem. Despite the fact that nurses have an essential role in nutritional care, they fail to ensure appropriate delivery in preventing and treating malnutrition. For improvement, it is necessary to understand the perspective of nurses about malnutrition. The aim of this study was to gain insight into nurses’ opinions and beliefs about malnutrition in older adults. A cross-sectional study was conducted where nurses working in different health care settings were asked to fill in a survey with twelve questions regarding different aspects of malnutrition. Nurses (n = 557) frequently observe malnutrition in older care recipients, and they consider this as a serious health problem. They believe that prevention and treatment of malnutrition is important and they see screening of malnutrition as a relevant nursing activity. They also consider nutritional care as multidisciplinary. Nurses state their need for education to give adequate nutritional care. Nurses’ opinions and beliefs about malnutrition in older adults is positive, which enhances nurses’ behavior to give sufficient nutritional care to older adults. To gain more benefit in improving nursing activities within nutritional care for older adults, more education is needed targeting nurse professionals and nurse students.

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Burden and Manager’s Support Regarding the Traveling of Home Care Nurses and Their Intention to Remain Employed: A Cross-sectional Study

Journal of Japan Academy of Nursing Science ◽

10.5630/jans.41.122 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 41 (0) ◽

pp. 122-131

Author(s):

Yukari Nagami ◽

Mahiro Fujisaki-Sueda-Sakai ◽

Maiko Noguchi-Watanabe ◽

Noriko Yamamoto-Mitani

Keyword(s):

Home Care ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Home Care Nurses

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Risk factors for hip fracture in New Zealand older adults seeking home care services: a national population cross-sectional study

BMC Geriatrics ◽

10.1186/s12877-019-1107-1 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 19 (1) ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Rebecca Abey-Nesbit ◽

Philip J. Schluter ◽

Tim Wilkinson ◽

John Hugh Thwaites ◽

Sarah D. Berry ◽

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Keyword(s):

Risk Factors ◽

Older Adults ◽

New Zealand ◽

Hip Fracture ◽

Home Care ◽

Home Care Services ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Care Services

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Home care nurses’ attitude towards and knowledge of home palliative care in Iran: A cross-sectional study

Iranian Journal of Nursing and Midwifery Research ◽

10.4103/ijnmr.ijnmr_249_19 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 26 (3) ◽

pp. 272

Author(s):

Hadi Hassankhani ◽

Javad Dehghannezhad ◽

Fariba Taleghani ◽

Azad Rahmani ◽

Simin SattarPour ◽

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Keyword(s):

Palliative Care ◽

Home Care ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Nurses Attitude ◽

Home Care Nurses

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Factors associated with (risk of) undernutrition in community-dwelling older adults receiving home care: a cross-sectional study in the Netherlands

Public Health Nutrition ◽

10.1017/s1368980016000288 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 19 (12) ◽

pp. 2278-2289 ◽

Cited By ~ 15

Author(s):

Rachel van der Pols-Vijlbrief ◽

Hanneke AH Wijnhoven ◽

Hilde Molenaar ◽

Marjolein Visser

Keyword(s):

Older Adults ◽

The Netherlands ◽

Home Care ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Community Dwelling ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Factors Associated ◽

Potential Factors ◽

Community Dwelling Older Adults

AbstractObjectiveIt is generally thought that causes of undernutrition are multifactorial, but there are limited quantitative studies performed. We therefore examined a wide range of potential factors associated with undernutrition in community-dwelling older adults.DesignCross-sectional study.SettingCommunity-dwelling older adults (≥65 years) receiving home care in the Netherlands.SubjectsData on potential factors associated with (risk of) undernutrition were collected among 300 older adults. Nutritional status was assessed by the SNAQ65+ instrument. Undernutrition was defined as mid-upper arm circumference <25 cm or unintentional weight loss of ≥4 kg in 6 months. Being at risk of undernutrition was defined as having poor appetite and inability to walk up and down stairs of fifteen steps, without resting.ResultsOf all participants, ninety-two (31·7 %) were undernourished and twenty-four (8·0 %) were at risk of undernutrition. Based on multivariate logistic regression analyses, the statistically significant factors associated with (risk of) undernutrition (P<0·05) were: unable to go outside (OR=5·39), intestinal problems (OR=2·88), smoking (OR=2·56), osteoporosis (OR=2·46), eating fewer than three snacks daily (OR=2·61), dependency in activities of daily living (OR=1·21), physical inactivity (OR=2·01), nausea (OR=2·50) and cancer (OR=2·84); a borderline significant factor was depression symptoms (OR=1·83, P=0·053).ConclusionsThe study suggests that (risk of) undernutrition is a multifactorial problem and that associated factors can be found in several domains. These findings may support the development of intervention trials for the prevention and treatment of undernutrition in community-dwelling older adults.

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Usability of a tablet computer designed for older adults: a qualitative approach based on an intra-hospital living-lab for healthcare (Preprint)

10.2196/preprints.25186 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Guillaume Sacco ◽

Pauline Carliez ◽

Frédéric Noublanche ◽

Romain Simon ◽

Anne Renaudin ◽

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Keyword(s):

Older Adults ◽

Geriatric Patients ◽

Healthcare Professionals ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Satisfaction Score ◽

Tablet Computer ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

System Usability Scale ◽

Perceived Usability

BACKGROUND Usability is the keystone in the evolution of tablet technology in healthcare. The Ardoiz® tablet has been designed with a simplified interface for older adults. OBJECTIVE To assess the perceived usability and satisfaction of the Ardoiz® tablet. METHODS We conducted a mixed methods with cross-sectional study using System Usability Scale (SUS), satisfaction score and workshops, including geriatric patients, healthcare professional and caregivers. RESULTS Between September 25, 2019 and March 11, 2020, 58 participants were included in a cross-sectional study (including 38 patients, mean ±SD 85±6 years, 66% women), 26 in workshops (including 5 patients, mean ±SD 86.4±2.9, 40% women). The SUS was 74±12/100, the satisfaction score was 2.8±0.9/4, with 59% of satisfied participants with the use of Ardoiz® pads. The intent to acquire remained low with 18% (n=6) of participants who would be interested in acquiring the tablet. This tablet computer seemed to be difficult to use by geriatric patients and healthcare professionals, mainly because of its complex homepage. Nevertheless, former caregivers and healthcare professionals thought that the tablet could be of great interest to hospitals for leisure and medical use. The main feedback in order to improve the tablet is to simplify the home page with fewer and more static icons (without switching). CONCLUSIONS Notwithstanding the usability of the tablet, the intent to acquire of Ardoiz® tablet remained low. The interface should be simplified for older adults in order to improve usability and adherence. CLINICALTRIAL NCT04091152

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