ID | 110484 |
Title Transcription | コウレイシャ イリョウ ニオケル エイヨウ カンリ
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Title Alternative | Nutritional management of hospitalized elderly patients
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Author |
Komatsu, Tatsushi
Department of Nutrition, The University of Tokushima School of Medicine|Department of Nutrition and Food Science, Faculty of Human Life and Environmental Sciences, Ochanomizu University
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Keywords | nutritional management
elderly patient
hospital food service
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Journal Article
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Description | In elderly patients, a lot of nutritional problems exist such as dysphagia and anorexia.They cause malnutrition. It decreases their immune functions and shortens the life prognosis.It is necessary to construct the hospital food service system by which enables appropriatedietary management based on the nutritional assessment of the individual to cope withthis problem.On the other hand, the examinations of proper range of the energy and nutrient intakein elderly patients are requested. Especially, it is necessary to research the recommendeddietary allowance of protein including the tolerable upper intake level.In addition, it is hoped to improve amenity concerning meal, including the adjustment oftheir forms, to keep an enough food intake for the recovery from malnutrition. And eatingtraining and dietary counseling is necessary by nurse and dietitian, respectively.
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Journal Title |
四国医学雑誌
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ISSN | 00373699
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NCID | AN00102041
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Publisher | 徳島医学会
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Volume | 57
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Issue | 2
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Start Page | 39
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End Page | 44
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Sort Key | 39
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Published Date | 2001-05-25
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jpn
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