NUTR308 ch7 Nutrition Assessment for the Older Adult Questions and Answers 2024/2025
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Course
Nutrition 308
Institution
Nutrition 308
Older adults are at nutritional risk due to a number of factors
Poor dietary intake
Chronic medical conditions
Variety of physical, economic, and social factors
Nutrition
one of the major determinants of successful aging
nutritional status
State of a person's overall health and b...
A diverse coalition of more than 25 national health, aging, and medical associations
goal of NSI
To promote routine nutrition screening and intervention for older adults as a cost-
effective strategy to improve the health of older Americans
Adequate & excessive intake, weight & activity
DETERMINE - Developed by NSI
A self-assessment screening tool to increase older adults' awareness of their nutritional
status (10 yes/no questions)
Promotes routine nutritional screening
Low scores indicate low risk of poor nutritional status
Based on DETERMINE checklist, a more in-depth
assessment is performed
Does NOT evaluate nutritional status
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