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

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 …

Aim Poor nutritional status is common in older adult patients. The present study aimed to
explore barriers and facilitators to nutritional care of elderly patients in acute care settings …

Background A person‐centred approach to nutritional care has the potential to increase an
older person's role in making informed decisions about their own care and possibly …

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 …

Background Inpatients have a high need for protein‐energy intake because of increased
physical stress metabolism due to illnesses. Protein‐energy undernutrition in older patients …

Aim To explore the similarities and differences in the nursing practice in nutritional care
between a residential aged care setting and a hospital setting. Background Despite being …

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 People living with dementia at home are a group who are at increased risk of
malnutrition. Health care professionals and home care workers, are ideally placed to support …

In light of the increasing life expectancy of Europe's population and the rising significance of
active and healthy ageing relating thereto, an integrated approach of nutritional care within …