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Table 1: Results of critical review

Authors and year Name of the article Methodology Conclusion/Results
of publication

zdravje starostnikov | health of the elderly 64 Orr , 1995 Taking your show on Case study The concept of mobile nutrition teams
Shang et al., 2005 the road: the concept of Evaluation is becoming attractive, when hospi-
Ali, 2007 a mobile nutrition sup- documentation tals are not willing to provide financial
Ukleja et al., 2010 port team an interview aid or when the number of patients on
Raynud et al., 2011 An European survey of questions parenteral support is low. The cost re-
structure and organisa- Review duction of a mobile team is obtained
tion of nutrition support Systematic review by a joint use of several hospitals or by
teams in Germany, Aus- Systematic review sustaining larger urban and rural area.
tria and Switzerland Recognition of malnutrition and in-
Managing under-nutri- itiation of adequate nutritional sup-
tion in a nursing home port care of critical importance in
setting newl hospitalised patients is between
Standard for Nutrition 8 % and 38 %. Patients who are not
Support: Adult Hospital- malnourished at the time of screen-
ized Patients ing may develop during their hospital
Clinical practice guide- stay. Constant monitoring and screen-
lines from the French ing patients is required during the
health high authori- hospitalization. Poor nutritional sta-
ty: Nutritional support tus and treatment outcomes as well as
strategy in protein en- increased healthcare cost. Since estab-
ergy malnutrition in the lishment they noted less complications
elderly in 88% and cost savings in 98%.
Malnutrition in nursing homes can be
managed through consultation with
a dietitian, the provision of appropri-
ate feeding assistance, environmental
adaptations, and the assessment and
monitoring of nutritional status. Nurs-
es can quickly identify any changes in
a patient‘s nutritional status.
The nutrition support team should as-
sess and manage patients who require
nutrition support therapy. Nutrition
support team are associated with im-
proved patients outcomes and with
decreased length of hospitalization
and can improve cost effectiveness.
Nutrition team can organize nutrition
support services with different educa-
tion (dietitian, nurse, physician, phar-
macist, administration of nutrition
support therapy).
Screening for malnutrition is recom-
mended in all elderly subjects and
must be carried out at least once a year
in general practice, and once monthly
in institutions, and during each hospi-
tal stay. Screening may be done using
a questionnaire which must include at
the very least a search for risk factors
and body weight changes, such as the
MNA (Mini Nutritional Assessment)
and using a combination with a nutri-
tional examination.
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