Week 6: Nutrition & Older Adults

Question 1

Which older adults are more likely to be at nutrition risk?

Answer 1

Those 75 years old or older
Women
Those living alone
Low social support and participation

Question 2

What is nutrition risk?

Answer 2

Intake does not meet the recommendations of their age and gender

Can lead to malnutrition

Question 3

What are the consequences of nutritional risk?

Answer 3

Fraility
Decreased quality of life
Hospitalization
Death

Question 4

What are some physical changes that occur with age that can affect nutrition intake?

Answer 4

Chronic Diseases
medication use
hormonal changes
oral health changes
decrease of taste and smell

Question 5

What are some mental changes that occur with age that can affect nutrition intake?

Answer 5

Depression
Cognitive decline
Body image
grief

Question 6

What are some social changes that occur with age that can affect nutrition intake?

Answer 6

Lonely
Social isolation

Question 7

Dysphagia

Answer 7

Difficulty swallowing

Question 8

Symptoms of Dysphagia During or After meals?

Answer 8

Drooling
Choking/Coughing
Inability to suck from a straw
Gurgling voice
Pocketing food in cheeks or under the tongue
Respiratory infections

Question 9

What are concerns regarding a pt with dysphagia?

Answer 9

Weight loss
Anorexia
Dehydration