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A comparison of Energy Provision by Diet Order in a Long-Term Care Facility

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 March 2010

Matthew Durant
Matthew Durant*
Affiliation:
School of Nutrition and Dietetics, Acadia University
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Abstract

Involuntary weight loss (IWL) is common in the North American elderly population and affects as many as 60 per cent of nursing home residents, representing a threat to health and function. Investigation into nutrient provision in a long-term care (LTC) centre showed that mean total energy exposure over the 5-week menu cycle differed significantly between regular and puréed diet orders, with lower mean levels of exposure to all three macronutrients on a puréed diet order. There is sufficient evidence that current LTC menus may provide fewer nutrients in those receiving puréed diets that further investigation in this area is warranted.

Résumé

La perte de poids involontaire est courante chez les personnes âgées en Amérique du Nord et touche jusqu’à 60 pour cent des résidents des centres d’accueil, ce qui représente une menace pour la santé et l'équilibre fonctionnel. Une enquête portant sur la fourniture d’éléments nutritifs dans un centre de soins de longue durée (SLD) a indiqué que l'exposition moyenne à l'énergie totale au cours d’un cycle de menus couvrant cinq semaines présentait une différence importante entre le régime régulier et le régime d’aliments en purées, et que le niveau moyen d’exposition aux trois macronutriments était inférieur dans un régime d’aliments en purée. Ce qui prouve que les menus actuels des SLD fournissent moins d’aliments nutritifs à ceux qui reçoivent des d’aliments en purée et qu’il faudrait une enquête plus poussée dans ce domaine.

Keywords

vieillissementsoins de longue duréenutrimenténergierégime alimentaireaginglong-term carenutrientenergydiet order
Type
Research Note/Note de recherche
Information
Canadian Journal on Aging / La Revue canadienne du vieillissement , Volume 27 , Issue 2 , Summer/Été 2008 , pp. 225 - 227
Copyright
Copyright © Canadian Association on Gerontology 2008

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