Holmes S
Centre for Health and Social Care Research, Faculty of Health and Social Care, Canterbury Christ Church University, Canterbury.
Nurs Stand. 2006;21(3):50-4. doi: 10.7748/ns2006.09.21.3.50.c6402.
This article reviews the relationship between ageing and nutrition. The vulnerability of older adults to nutritional decline is explored and the importance of nutritional screening in this population is discussed. The author considers some of the barriers to achieving nutritional adequacy once patients have been admitted to hospital and suggests how these can be overcome.
本文综述了衰老与营养之间的关系。探讨了老年人营养状况下降的易感性,并讨论了该人群营养筛查的重要性。作者考虑了患者入院后实现营养充足所面临的一些障碍,并提出了克服这些障碍的方法。