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Older people living in the community: nutritional needs, barriers and interventions: a literature review
- Authors:
- JONES Jacklyn, et al
- Publisher:
- Scotland. Scottish Government Social Research
- Publication year:
- 2009
- Pagination:
- 63p.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
This literature review focuses on the nutritional needs of older adults living in the community, the barriers to them meeting their nutritional needs and interventions which may be successful in improving nutritional intake. Good nutrition plays a vital role in the wellbeing and health of older people but also helps delay and reduce the risk of developing disease. The aims of the review were to: identify the nutritional needs of older people living in the community and barriers to them meeting their nutritional requirements, identify effective dietary and other interventions, including interventions to improve food access for older people (including cooking clubs, delivered meals/food etc) and use of supplements (of which vitamin D may be one), to improve health outcomes (including nutritional status) of this population group. The review focused on the nutritional needs of older people living in the community in Scotland and in particular those people who are at risk of nutritional deficiencies. Those chronically ill with degenerative disease (e.g. cancer, dementia or Parkinson’s disease) were not included. Literature published between 1998 and 2008 was reviewed along with key relevant publications prior to 1998.
Older people living in the community – nutritional needs barriers and interventions: a literature review
- Authors:
- JONES Jacklyn, et al
- Publisher:
- Scotland. Scottish Government Social Research
- Publication year:
- 2009
- Pagination:
- 4p.
- Place of publication:
- Edinburgh
Good nutrition plays a vital role in the well-being and health of older people but also helps delay and reduce the risk of developing disease. This literature review focuses on the nutritional needs of older adults living in the community, the barriers to them meeting their nutritional needs, and interventions which may be successful in improving nutritional intake. Main findings are presented.