Revista de Nutrição e Dietética

Abstrato

Assessment of Risk Factors for Malnutrition, such as Food, Budgetary Restrictions, Social Isolation, Chronic Disease, and Physiologic Changes, as well as the Nutritional Requirements for Elderly Patients

Serra Crank

The nutritional condition of adults over 65 has changed as a result of physiologic and psychological changes. Actually, this group is more at danger from malnutrition than from fat. This article looks at the nutritional needs for seniors as well as the risk factors for malnutrition, including food, financial constraints, social isolation, chronic disease, and physiologic changes. Assessment and nursing interventions are also presented.