Interventions to optimise nutrition in older people in hospitals and long-term care: Umbrella review.

ABSTRACT:

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 increases the risk of complications such as falls, pressure ulcers and even death. An overview of effective interventions addressing this complex issue of malnutrition in older people is missing.

Aims

To give an overview of effective interventions to optimise nutrition in older people in hospitals and long-term care.

Design

An umbrella review, according to the Joanna Briggs Institute and PRISMA statement, was conducted in April 2020.

Methods

A systematic search of publications from 2010 until 2020 was conducted in CINAHL, PubMed and Cochrane Database. Included were studies reporting nu

SUBMITTER: Brunner S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9545538 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature