Nutritional needs of elderly people in long-term care

长期护理老年人的营养需求

• 批准号: 6888401
• 负责人: WIlliam J Evans
• 金额: $ 3.5万
• 依托单位: UNIV OF ARKANSAS FOR MED SCIS
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 2005
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2005-01-01 至 2006-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/6888401
• 关键词: clinical research; extended care; extended care facility; hospital length of stay; human old age (65+); malnutrition; meeting /conference /symposium; nutrition of aging; nutrition related tag; weight loss

Malnutrition and involuntary weight loss are common problems in long-term care facilities. Involuntary weight loss among elderly people has been demonstrated to increase mortality risk. While involuntary weight loss is prevalent in long-term care facilities, markers of malnutrition are difficult to quantify. For example it is very common to observe significant involuntary weight loss with no change in plasma albumen levels, a parameter that has very often been used as a biomarker for malnutrition. Despite regulations that require treatment of involuntary weight loss in elderly people in the long-term care setting, there is very little evidence-based research demonstrating the most effect therapy. The theme of the proposed meeting is "Nutritional needs of elderly people in long-term care." The purpose of this meeting will be to discuss the identification of malnutrition in the setting of long-term care or a hospital and causes of involuntary weight loss. In addition, appropriate treatment of malnutrition and involuntary weight loss will be discussed. Because there is little evidenced-based research demonstrating therapies that are most effective, treatment is variable and often empirical. While one goal of this conference will be to provide information concerning current knowledge about these subjects, another goal will be to state where gaps in knowledge exist and provide information to set a new research agenda. We propose to publish the proceedings of this meeting in an appropriate journal and we propose that this will be the first of a series of regular meetings focused on this important topic. We will invite scientists, physicians, dieticians, nurses, and pharmacists involved in the treatment and management of elderly people in long-term care facilities and hospitals. We will also invite members of regulatory agencies who set guidelines for the treatment of malnutrition and involuntary weight loss along with members of the nursing home and long-term care industry. We have reserved the National Press Club in Washington DC to hold this meeting on May 3-5, 2005.

营养不良和非自愿体重减轻是长期护理设施中的常见问题。已经证明，老年人的非自愿体重减轻会增加死亡率风险。尽管在长期护理设施中普遍存在非自愿减肥，但营养不良的标志很难量化。例如，观察到明显的非自愿体重减轻而没有等离子体蛋白水平的变化是非常普遍的，该参数通常被用作营养不良的生物标志物。尽管在长期护理环境中需要治疗老年人的非自愿体重减轻的法规，但基于证据的研究很少证明效果疗法。拟议的会议的主题是“长期护理中老年人的营养需求”。这次会议的目的是讨论在长期护理或医院的情况下识别营养不良的识别，以及非自愿体重减轻的原因。此外，将讨论对营养不良和非自愿体重减轻的适当治疗。由于几乎没有证据表明最有效的疗法的研究很少，因此治疗是可变的，并且通常是经验的。虽然本次会议的一个目标是提供有关这些主题当前知识的信息，但另一个目标是说明存在知识差距的存在并提供信息以设定新的研究议程。我们建议在适当的日记中发布这次会议的诉讼程序，我们建议这将是一系列针对此重要主题的定期会议中的第一次。我们将邀请科学家，医师，营养师，护士和药剂师参与长期护理设施和医院的治疗和管理。我们还将邀请监管机构的成员与疗养院和长期护理行业的成员一起制定针对营养不良和非自愿减肥的指南。我们已保留华盛顿特区的国家新闻俱乐部，于2005年5月3日至5日举行这次会议。