Factors affecting food intake in hospitalized older adults: A narrative review
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https://doi.org/10.35454/rncm.v6n4.563Keywords:
Diet, Food intake, Energy Intake, Protein Deficiency, Hospitalization, ElderlyAbstract
Introduction: Malnutrition is associated with increased hospital stays, readmission rates, and mortality risk, especially in older adults.
Objective: Identify factors affecting food intake in hospitalized older adults.
Justification: To promote new strategies in hospital nutritional therapy in older adult patients through the identification of factors affecting food intake, according to the review of the present study.
Material and methods: Systematic search of studies published in the Springer Link, Medline, and Scopus databases through the PubMed platform, in May 2022, with temporality of 20 years. We searched by controlled terms on: Elderly, diet, food intake, food consumption, protein deficiency, and hospitalization.
Results: We found 4508 articles in English. We selected 28 for full-text analysis due to compliance with selection criteria.
Conclusions: The nutritional status in hospitalized older adults is affected by factors such as disease, reduced physical activity, fatigue, depression, and the presence of symptoms, such as nausea and vomiting, alteration in the process of chewing and swallowing, and presenting a lower educational level. Dietary and service factors that relate to low intake are diet temperature, texture, taste and appearance, as well as theospitall environment in itself.
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