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- Title
Are Energy and Protein Intakes Lower Than Requirements in Older Adults? An Urgent Issue in Hospitals and Nursing Homes.
- Authors
Blanquet, Marie; Guiguet-Auclair, Candy; Berland, Pauline; Ducher, Guillaume; Sauvage, Anaïs; Dadet, Sylvain; Guiyedi, Vincent; Farigon, Nicolas; Bohatier, Jérôme; Gerbaud, Laurent; Boirie, Yves
- Abstract
Energy and protein intakes lower than requirements are associated with worsening health outcomes. Here we set out to evaluate gaps between energy and protein intakes and requirements in older adults in hospitals and in nursing homes (NH). A cross-sectional study included 360 inpatients and residents aged 75 years and older in two acute care wards; i.e., a multidisciplinary care unit (MCU) and a geriatric care unit (GCU), a geriatric rehabilitation unit (GRU), and two NH. Intakes were measured for three days. Requirements were based on French National Health Authority recommendations. Energy and protein intakes were under the minimum requirement of 30 kcal/kg/day and 1.2 g/kg/day in 89.5% and 100% of MCU patients, respectively, 75.5% and 64.2% of GCU patients, 92.7% and 90.9% of GRU patients, and 83.8% and 83.8 of NH residents. Intake-to-requirement gaps were not significantly associated with malnutrition, except in the GCU group where non-malnourished patients had higher energy gaps than malnourished patients. Intakes fell dramatically short of requirements in older adults in both hospital and NH settings irrespective of malnutrition status. A new paradigm based on a patient-centered approach should be developed to adapt meals served in hospital and in NH.
- Subjects
HOSPITALS; EVALUATION of medical care; NUTRITIONAL assessment; FOOD consumption; CROSS-sectional method; NUTRITIONAL requirements; NURSING care facilities; MALNUTRITION; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; RESEARCH funding; CRITICAL care medicine; HOSPITAL wards; GERIATRIC rehabilitation; MICRONUTRIENTS; DIETARY proteins; OLD age
- Publication
Nutrients, 2023, Vol 15, Issue 15, p3307
- ISSN
2072-6643
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/nu15153307