ArticleGeriatrics (Basel, Switzerland)2018
Dehydration and Malnutrition in Residential Care: Recommendations for Strategies for Improving Practice Derived from a Scoping Review of Existing Policies and Guidelines.
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15 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Detecting low-intake dehydration using bioelectrical impedance analysis in older adults in acute care settings: a systematic review.BMC geriatrics · 2022Pooled it
- Nutritional Status, Body Composition, and Frailty in Community-Dwelling and Institutionalized Albanian Older Adults: A Cross-Sectional Study.Nutrients · 2026Observational
- The Influence of a Dementia Diagnosis on Clinical Decision-Making in Dysphagia Management.International journal of geriatric psychiatry · 2025Article
- Frailty recommendations and guidelines: an evaluation of the implementability and a critical appraisal of clinical applicability by the ISPRM Frailty Focus Group.European journal of physical and rehabilitation medicine · 2024Article
- Health policy to address disease-related malnutrition: a scoping review.BMJ nutrition, prevention & health · 2024Review
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- Dehydration in the nursing home: Recognition and interventions taken by Dutch nursing staff.Journal of advanced nursing · 2022Article
- Narrative Review of Low-Intake Dehydration in Older Adults.Nutrients · 2021Review
- Predicting Malnutrition Risk with Data from Routinely Measured Clinical Biochemical Diagnostic Tests in Free-Living Older Populations.Nutrients · 2021Article
- The evident and the hidden factors of vitamin D status in older people during COVID-19 pandemic.Nutrire : revista de Sociedade Brasileira de Alimentacao e Nutricao = journal of the Brazilian Society of Food and Nutrition · 2021Review
- Lower Dietary and Circulating Vitamin C in Middle- and Older-Aged Men and Women Are Associated with Lower Estimated Skeletal Muscle Mass.The Journal of nutrition · 2020Article
- Cross-Sectional Associations Between Dietary Antioxidant Vitamins C, E and Carotenoid Intakes and Sarcopenic Indices in Women Aged 18-79 Years.Calcified tissue international · 2020Article
- Mild Dehydration Identification Using Machine Learning to Assess Autonomic Responses to Cognitive Stress.Nutrients · 2019Article
- Beverage Intake and Drinking Patterns-Clues to Support Older People Living in Long-Term Care to Drink Well: DRIE and FISE Studies.Nutrients · 2019Article
- Optimising Nutrition and Hydration in Care Homes-Getting It Right in Person Rather than in Policy.Geriatrics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2018Article
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Abstract
Preventing malnutrition and dehydration in older care home residents is a complex task, with both conditions remaining prevalent, despite numerous guidelines spanning several decades. This policy-mapping scoping review used snowballing search methods to locate publicly-available policies, reports and best practice guidelines relating to hydration and nutrition in UK residential care homes, to describe the existing knowledge base and pinpoint gaps in practice, interpretation and further investigation. The findings were synthesised narratively to identify solutions. Strategies for improvements to nutritional and hydration care include the development of age and population-specific nutrient and fluid intake guidelines, statutory regulation, contractual obligations for commissioners, appropriate menu-planning, the implementation and auditing of care, acknowledgment of residents' eating and drinking experiences, effective screening, monitoring and treatment and staff training. The considerable body of existing knowledge is failing to influence practice, relating to translational issues of implementing knowledge into care at the point of delivery, and this is where future research and actions should focus.
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