ArticleThe journal of nutrition, health & aging2013
Meeting the nutritional needs of elderly residents in aged-care: are we doing enough?
Article in The journal of nutrition, health & aging, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT02719626 (Improving The Safety And Nutritional Adequacy Of The Home Food Supply Of Elderly Recipients Of Home Delivered Meals), which is not on this map. Cited by 15 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Improving The Safety And Nutritional Adequacy Of The Home Food Supply Of Elderly Recipients Of Home Delivered Meals
Who cites it
15 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Trace Mineral Intake and Deficiencies in Older Adults Living in the Community and Institutions: A Systematic Review.Nutrients · 2020Pooled it
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- Food waste in residential aged care: A scoping review.Nutrition & dietetics : the journal of the Dietitians Association of Australia · 2026Review
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- Dietary Advice in Hemodialysis Patients: Impact of a Telehealth Approach During the COVID-19 Pandemic.Journal of renal nutrition : the official journal of the Council on Renal Nutrition of the National Kidney Foundation · 2022Observational
- Factors associated with inflamm-aging in institutionalized older people.Scientific reports · 2021Article
- Magnesium and Hypertension in Old Age.Nutrients · 2020Review
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- Fat from dairy foods and 'meat' consumed within recommended levels is associated with favourable serum cholesterol levels in institutionalised older adults.Journal of nutritional science · 2019Article
- Plasma Vitamin C Concentrations and Cognitive Function: A Cross-Sectional Study.Frontiers in aging neuroscience · 2019Article
- Dairy food supplementation may reduce malnutrition risk in institutionalised elderly.The British journal of nutrition · 2017Article
- Dietary intake of energy, nutrients and water in elderly people living at home or in nursing home.The journal of nutrition, health & aging · 2015Observational
- Novel insights on nutrient management of sarcopenia in elderly.BioMed research international · 2015Review
- Food security: who is being excluded? A case of older people with dementia in long-term care homes.The journal of nutrition, health & aging · 2014Review
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Abstract
objectives[corrected] Institutionalized elderly are at high risk of malnutrition, including those residing in low-level aged-care and able to self-feed. We used comprehensive dietary intake assessments to determine the nutritional adequacy of food served to residents and if food waste contributed to insufficient nutrient intakes.
designCross sectional.
setting18 low-level aged care facilities.
participants199 residents (mean age 86.7 yrs, 76% females). MEASUREMENTS: Dietary data using 3-6 day weighed food records. Foods were categorized into main food groups (grains, fruit, vegetables, meats, dairy and 'extra') and quantified based on recommended serving sizes. Chi squared test was used to determine sex differences in proportion of residents below recommended intake levels.
resultsResidents were provided with sufficient serves of fruit (>2) and meats (>1), but not dairy (<3), vegetables (<5) and grain foods (women only, <4), and excess serves of 'extra' foods (>2). Mean dietary intakes did not meet recommendations for calcium, zinc, magnesium, potassium, folate and dietary fibre with many residents not meeting energy and protein requirements. Sodium intake was up to 3 times higher than recommended, and sugars consumed in excess. Food waste was 0-15% and resulted in men not consuming recommended serves of grain foods. 'Extra' foods contributed substantially to energy intake but provided few of the required nutrients.
conclusionSubstituting some 'extra' foods for serves of dairy, vegetables and wholegrain foods would improve the nutritional quality of foods, without altering food volume, so is feasible to improve nutritional status in elderly aged-care residents.
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