Background Inadequate dietary intake is a common problem amongst older acute-care
patients and has been identified as an independent risk factor for in-hospital mortality. This …

Background Nutrition and mealtime interventions can improve nutritional intake amongst
hospital inpatients; however, patient‐reported experience is rarely considered in their …

Background Recent studies indicate inadequate nutritional care practices in healthcare
institutions and identify several barriers to perform individualized nutritional care to older …

Background Malnutrition is common in older people in hospital and is associated with
adverse clinical outcomes including increased mortality, morbidity and length of stay. This …

Aim: Up to 60% of older medical patients are malnourished with further decline during
hospital stay. There is limited evidence for effective nutrition intervention. Staff focus groups …

Malnutrition is common in long-stay elderly hospitalized patients and their dietary intakes
are often poor, despite the provision of adequate quantities of food to meet patient needs …

Background Older people have varying degrees of unmet nutritional needs following
discharge from hospital. Inadequate involvement of the older person and his or her family …

Background: Malnutrition is common among older hospital patients and contributes to poor
clinical outcomes. Poor intake among this group of patients could be due to a variety of …

The increasing age of populations throughout the world means that healthcare services are
faced with new challenges, not least regarding the provision of food during hospital stay …

Background Older adults living in long term care (LTC) homes are nutritionally vulnerable,
often consuming insufficient energy, macro-and micronutrients to sustain their health and …