Murphy Jane Louise
Ageing and Dementia Research Centre, Bournemouth University, Bournemouth, England.
Nurs Older People. 2022 Sep 7. doi: 10.7748/nop.2022.e1389.
Dementia can have significant adverse effects on people's ability to eat and drink sufficiently. People with dementia can experience malnutrition and unintentional weight loss at any stage of the condition, but these occur more often in the middle and late stages. It is important that nurses and care staff working in care homes have the appropriate knowledge and skills to provide optimal nutritional care to residents, thereby improving their health, well-being and quality of life. This article provides an overview of nutrition and hydration issues commonly experienced by people with dementia. It explores common causes of suboptimal nutrition and hydration, outlines tools for nutritional screening and assessment and discusses interventions to improve the nutritional care of care home residents with dementia.
痴呆症会对人们充分饮食的能力产生重大不利影响。痴呆症患者在病情的任何阶段都可能出现营养不良和非故意体重减轻的情况，但这些情况在疾病的中晚期更为常见。在养老院工作的护士和护理人员具备适当的知识和技能，为居民提供最佳的营养护理，从而改善他们的健康、福祉和生活质量，这一点很重要。本文概述了痴呆症患者常见的营养和水合问题。探讨了营养和水合状况欠佳的常见原因，概述了营养筛查和评估工具，并讨论了改善痴呆症养老院居民营养护理的干预措施。
