Investigation of Food and Nutrition Management Program and its Needs for the Aged Using the Elderly Welfare Facility

Abstract

ObjectiveThis research was intended to investigate the food and nutrition management programs for the aged in the elderly welfare facility and its program needs of the aged.Target AudienceThe target audience was the elderly in community.Theory, Prior Research, RationaleThe elderly welfare facility for enhancing the quality of lifehas been increased quantitatively in Korea. This trend implies that a social security-based approach to reducing social cost such as medical expenses of the aged could be an efficient method.DescriptionWe performed interviews with 399 elderlies for nutritional assessment,dietary/nutrition management and program needs by visiting public health centers and community halls for the aged.EvaluationIt was represented that 80% of the total subjects were taking some prescribed drugs due to their retained diseases. By using Mini Nutritional Assessment (MNA) as a tool of nutritional screening for the aged, ratio of malnutrition risk group was 37.8%. Problems of taking a meal were generally represented as high complaint for chewing difficulty (20.6%) and indigestion (13.8%), and major dietary problem was excessive intake of salt (15.8%)When the aged select food, they consider 'taste (45.9%)' the most, but in case of welfare center, 'nutrition (39.0%)' was highly considered (p<0.001). For the food and nutrition management control system of the aged, it was represented that 'provision of nutritious food (21.1%)', 'nutrition & health education (19.3%)' and 'provision of nutritionally balanced meal service (17.5%)'.Conclusions and ImplicationsIt requires a management-based approach rather than treatment-based one for health of the elderly in community. Therefore, health promotion countermeasures for the aged through welfare facility is required.FundingKorea Health Promotion Foundation (2013) ObjectiveThis research was intended to investigate the food and nutrition management programs for the aged in the elderly welfare facility and its program needs of the aged. This research was intended to investigate the food and nutrition management programs for the aged in the elderly welfare facility and its program needs of the aged. Target AudienceThe target audience was the elderly in community. The target audience was the elderly in community. Theory, Prior Research, RationaleThe elderly welfare facility for enhancing the quality of lifehas been increased quantitatively in Korea. This trend implies that a social security-based approach to reducing social cost such as medical expenses of the aged could be an efficient method. The elderly welfare facility for enhancing the quality of lifehas been increased quantitatively in Korea. This trend implies that a social security-based approach to reducing social cost such as medical expenses of the aged could be an efficient method. DescriptionWe performed interviews with 399 elderlies for nutritional assessment,dietary/nutrition management and program needs by visiting public health centers and community halls for the aged. We performed interviews with 399 elderlies for nutritional assessment,dietary/nutrition management and program needs by visiting public health centers and community halls for the aged. EvaluationIt was represented that 80% of the total subjects were taking some prescribed drugs due to their retained diseases. By using Mini Nutritional Assessment (MNA) as a tool of nutritional screening for the aged, ratio of malnutrition risk group was 37.8%. Problems of taking a meal were generally represented as high complaint for chewing difficulty (20.6%) and indigestion (13.8%), and major dietary problem was excessive intake of salt (15.8%)When the aged select food, they consider 'taste (45.9%)' the most, but in case of welfare center, 'nutrition (39.0%)' was highly considered (p<0.001). For the food and nutrition management control system of the aged, it was represented that 'provision of nutritious food (21.1%)', 'nutrition & health education (19.3%)' and 'provision of nutritionally balanced meal service (17.5%)'. It was represented that 80% of the total subjects were taking some prescribed drugs due to their retained diseases. By using Mini Nutritional Assessment (MNA) as a tool of nutritional screening for the aged, ratio of malnutrition risk group was 37.8%. Problems of taking a meal were generally represented as high complaint for chewing difficulty (20.6%) and indigestion (13.8%), and major dietary problem was excessive intake of salt (15.8%)When the aged select food, they consider 'taste (45.9%)' the most, but in case of welfare center, 'nutrition (39.0%)' was highly considered (p<0.001). For the food and nutrition management control system of the aged, it was represented that 'provision of nutritious food (21.1%)', 'nutrition & health education (19.3%)' and 'provision of nutritionally balanced meal service (17.5%)'. Conclusions and ImplicationsIt requires a management-based approach rather than treatment-based one for health of the elderly in community. Therefore, health promotion countermeasures for the aged through welfare facility is required. It requires a management-based approach rather than treatment-based one for health of the elderly in community. Therefore, health promotion countermeasures for the aged through welfare facility is required.