Eating Dysfunction and Nutrition States in Older Adults
A special issue of Nutrients (ISSN 2072-6643). This special issue belongs to the section "Geriatric Nutrition".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 December 2022) | Viewed by 5073
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
With the aging of the population, an increasing number of elderly people are living with various diseases and disabilities, often chronic, that impair their lives. Simultaneously, their eating ability often suffers with aging and chronic disease progression. These difficulties in eating are caused by inadequacies in the eating environment, preparing meals, enjoying community meals, eating with healthy oral and swallowing functions, caring for their own health, and a variety of other functions. Eating is not just about nutritional intake; it is about bringing pleasure to life.
Health and care professionals need to provide personalized eating care that supports the dignity of older adults with diseases and disabilities in the residential, community, and healthcare settings. Providing appropriate care requires a proper assessment of the population’s status. However, there is a lack of knowledge on supporting the chronically diseased and disabled elderly.
This Special Issue will consolidate the current knowledge of eating dysfunction and nutritional status of older adults in the residential and community settings with debilitating diseases and disabilities, offering insight into providing support for oral function, feeding, and swallowing, as well as dietary support informed by an understanding of these realities.
Clinicians from various disciplines are invited to share research investigating the effects of aging and disease on the oral and swallowing functions required for adequate nutrition, how their nutritional needs can be translated into feasible dietary care, and how oral function and dietary care can be provided for elderly people in a community setting. Original research analyses, systematic reviews, and policy/system-focused studies are welcome.
Dr. Ayako Edahiro
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- older adults
- dignity
- frail elderly
- chronic diseases and disabilities
- eating dysfunction
- oral and swallowing function
- residential aged care
- community-based comprehensive care
- community-based meal care
- personalized nutrition care
- malnutrition management
- feasible dietary care
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