ESPEN 2013 - Late breaking abstract submission

Late Breaking Abstract

ESPEN13-1816

PREVENTION OF MALNUTRITION IN THE ELDERLY

C. Hillger ^1,*D. Pippel ¹K. Strempel ²B. Wegener ³A. Weimann ⁴W. Kirch ¹

¹Forschungsverbund Public Health, Medizinische Fakultät der Technischen Universität Dresden, Dresden, ²Verein zur Förderung der Gesundheitswirtschaft in der Region Leipzig e. V., -, Leipzig, ³Referat Gemeinschaftsverpflegung und Qualitätssicherung, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Ernährung e.V., Bonn, ⁴Klinik für Allgemein- und Visceralchirurgie, Klinikum St. Georg gGmbH , Leipzig, Germany

Rationale: Aim is the improvement of the nutrition related health status of the elder population with the main focus on elderly living in their domestic environment in rural regions of Saxony.

Methods: Main objectives are focused upon: 1) the improvement of the nutrition related health status of the elder population in rural regions, an increase of the health related quality of life, 2) the networking of regional, national stakeholders of the health care sector, aiming at a greater bundling of competencies 3) the scientific evaluation of implemented preventive measures, network activities and the scientific presentation of the project results.

Results: Anticipated results are among others 1) an improvement of the health related life quality, 2) and the curative treatment, rehabilitation, 3) reduction of length of stay in hospital, 4) decrease of risk of secondary complication through malnutrition, lethality and morbidity rate 5) reduction of nutrition related disease duration, 6) cost reduction for the health care system. An innovative concept for health promotion will be implemented by integrating stationary, ambulant key actors and other regional stakeholders into a competence network. Hence, the health network will be developed for an sustainable establishment in Saxony and for serving as a good practice that might inspire other regions. The project is planned to start in 2014.

Conclusion: The project will make a contribution to the sustainable networking of regional inpatient and outpatient sectors. The risk of malnutrition among the elder population shall be reduced in the long term, the health related life quality shall be increased by implementing individual preventional measures. Objectives will be realised by a close cooperation of regional health actors in the rural areas of Saxony, by supraregional knowledge transfer & by implementing measures for raising awareness on malnutrition among the population.

References: funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research

Disclosure of Interest: None Declared

Keywords: Malnutrition, elderlyprevention