FAQ

Malnutrition/Weight Loss

Abbasi AA, Rudman D. Observations on the prevalence of protein-calorie undernutrition in VA nursing homes. J Am Geriatr Soc. 1993;41:117-121.

Bales CW, Ritchie CS. Sarcopenia, weight loss, and nutritional frailty in the elderly. Annu Rev Nutr. 2002;22:309-323.

Berardi E, Maher K. Weight wellness program: An effective multidisciplinary team approach to reducing unexpected weight loss of residents in a long term care facility. J Am Diet Assoc. 1995;95(suppl):A-58. Abstract.

Christensson L, Unosson M, Ek A-Ch. Malnutrition in elderly people newly admitted to a community resident home. J Nutr Health Aging. 1999;3:133-139.

Collins N. Assessment and treatment of involuntary weight loss and protein-calorie malnutrition. Adv Skin Wound Care. 2000;13:4-10.

Feilmann A. Weight loss: still a big issue in long-term care. Health Care Food Nutr Focus. 1998;15:8-9.

Gants R. Detection and correction of underweight problems in nursing home residents. J Gerontol Nurs. 1997;23(12):26-31.

Grant MD, Piotrowski ZH, Miles TD. Declining cholesterol and mortality in a sample of older nursing home residents. J Am Geriatr Soc. 1996;44:31-36.

Graves, EJ, Owings MF. 1996 Summary: National Hospital Discharge Survey. Advance Data from Vital and Health Statistics of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention/National Center for Health Statistics. 1998;301:1-12.

High KP. Nutritional Strategies to Boost Immunity and prevent infection in elderly individuals. Clin Infect Dis. 2001;33(11):1892-1900.

Keller HH. Malnutrition in institutionalized elderly: How and why? J Am Geriatr Soc. 1993;41:1212-1218.

Kerstetter JE, Holthausen BA, Fitz PA. Malnutrition in the institutionalized older adult. J Am Diet Assoc. 1992;92:1109-1116.

Lipski PS, Torrance A, Kelly PJ, James OF. A study of nutritional deficits of long-stay geriatric patients. Age Ageing. 1993;22:244-255.

Massoudi M. Prevalence of malnutrition in the institutionalized elderly residents. J Am Diet Assoc. 1993;93(suppl):A-101. Abstract.

Nelson KJ, Coulston AM, Sucher KP, Tseng RY. Prevalence of malnutrition in the elderly admitted to long-term-care facilities. J Am Diet Assoc. 1993;93:459-461.

Porter C, Schell ES, Kayser-Jones J, Paul SM. Dynamics of nutrition care among nursing home residents who are eating poorly. J Am Diet Assoc. 1999;99:1444-1446.

Rudman D, et al. Epidemiology of malnutrition in nursing homes. In Morley JE, Glick Z, Rubenstein LZ, ed.: Geriatric Nutrition: A Comprehensive Review. New York: Raven Press, Ltd.; 1990.

Rudman D, Feller AG. Protein-calorie undernutrition (PCU) in the nursing home. J Am Geriatr Soc. 1989;37:173-183.

Turic A, Gordon KL, Craig LD, Ataya DG, Voss AC. Nutrition supplementation enables elderly residents of long-term-care facilities to meet or exceed RDAs without displacing energy or nutrient intakes from meals. J Am Diet Assoc. 1998;98:1457-1459.

Wasting Away.(2001, April 2). LA Times. [Online] Available at: http://www.latimes.com/health/lat_underfed010402.htm.

Dehydration

Brunstrom JM. Effects of mouth dryness on drinking behavior and beverage acceptability. Physiol Behav. 2002;76:423-439.

Chidester JC, Spangler AA. Fluid intake in the institutionalized elderly. J Am Diet Assoc. 1997;97:23-8

Gaspar PM. Water intake of nursing home residents. J Gerontol Nurs. 1999;25:23-9.

Holben DH, Hassell JT, Williams JL, Helle B.Fluid intake compared with established standards and symptoms of dehydration among elderly residents of a long-term-care facility. J Am Diet Assoc. 1999;99:1447-50.

Kayser-Jones J, Schell ES, Porter C, Barbaccia JC, Shaw H. Factors contributing to dehydration in nursing homes: inadequate staffing and lack of professional supervision. J Am Geriatr Soc. 1999;47:1187-94.

Simmons SF, Alessi C, Schnelle JF. An intervention to increase fluid intake in nursing home residents: prompting and preference compliance. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2001;49:926-33.

Wakefield B, Mentes J, Diggelmann L, Culp K. Monitoring hydration status in elderly veterans. West J Nurs Res. 2002;24:132-42.

Warren JL, Bacon WE, Harris T, McBean Am, Foley DJ, Phillips C. The burden and outcomes associated with dehydration among US elderly, 1991. Am J Public Health. 1994;84:1265-1269.

Zembrzuski CD. A three-dimensional approach to hydration of elders: administration, clinical staff, and in-service education. Geriatr Nurs. 1997;18:20-6.

Prevention and Treatment

Supplementation (Dietary & Nutrition Support)

Potter JM, Roberts MA, McColl JH, Reilly JJ. Protein energy supplements in unwell elderly patients-a randomized controlled trial. J Parenter Enteral Nutr. 2001;25(6):323-9.

Last updated: 07/25/02