The role of nutrition in maintaining health in the nation's elderly : evaluating coverage of nutrition services for the medicare population.
- نوع فایل : کتاب
- زبان : انگلیسی
- مؤلف : Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Committee on Nutrition Services for Medicare Beneficiaries.
- ناشر : Washington, DC : National Academy Press
- چاپ و سال / کشور: 2000
- شابک / ISBN : 9780585326023
Description
Markers of Undernutrition, 66 Syndromes of Undernutrition, 76 Limitations of Current Evidence, 84 Summary, 85 Dyslipidemia, 94 Hypertension, 100 Heart Failure, 107 Research Recommendations, 111 Evidence That a Change in Risk Factors Changes Morbidity and Mortality, 119 The Role of Nutrition Intervention in the Management of Diabetes, 122 Providers of Nutrition Therapy for Diabetes, 126 Medicare Reimbursement for Diabetes Self-Management Training, 126 Limitations of Data and Future Research Needs, 128 Summary, 128 Recommendations, 129 Chronic Renal Insufficiency, 134 End-Stage Renal Disease, 142 Nutrition Therapy After Transplantation, 146 Future Areas of Research, 147 Recommendations, 85
Malnutrition and obesity are both common among Americans over age 65. There are also a host of other medical conditions from which older people and other Medicare beneficiaries suffer that could be improved with appropriate nutritional intervention. Despite that, access to a nutrition professional is very limited. Do nutrition services benefit older people in terms of morbidity, mortality, or quality of life? Which health professionals are best qualified to provide such services? What would be the cost to Medicare of such services? Would the cost be offset by reduced illness in this population? This book addresses these questions, provides recommendations for nutrition services for the elderly, and considers how the coverage policy should be approached and practiced. The book discusses the role of nutrition therapy in the management of a number of diseases. It also examines what the elderly receive in the way of nutrition services along the continuum of care settings and addresses the areas of expertise needed by health professionals to provide appropriate nutrition services and therapy.
