应对老年人营养不良问题——预防胜于治疗。
Managing undernutrition in the elderly - prevention is better than cure.
作者信息
Flanagan Damian, Fisher Therese, Murray Michael, Visvanathan Renuka, Charlton Karen, Thesing Cathy, Quigley Gerald, Walther Kerstin
机构信息
RMIT, Victoria, Australia.
出版信息
Aust Fam Physician. 2012 Sep;41(9):695-9.
BACKGROUND
Undernutrition in the elderly is common and can be associated with adverse medical consequences, contributing to frailty, morbidity, hospitalisation and mortality.
OBJECTIVE
This article provides guidelines for screening for undernutrition in general practice, and suggests strategies to address undernutrition in older patients.
DISCUSSION
Screening for undernutrition in general practice helps focus time and resources on people at greatest risk. Early identification and management of people at risk of undernutrition is important because it is difficult to reverse its adverse effects, once established.
背景
老年人营养不良情况常见，且可能伴有不良医疗后果，会导致身体虚弱、发病、住院及死亡。
目的
本文提供在全科医疗中筛查营养不良的指南，并提出应对老年患者营养不良的策略。
讨论
在全科医疗中筛查营养不良有助于将时间和资源集中于风险最高的人群。对有营养不良风险的人群进行早期识别和管理很重要，因为一旦出现不良影响就难以逆转。
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