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Optimisation of nutrition for constipated residents in the care home

Optimisation of nutrition for constipated residents in the care home

Ojo, Omorogieva ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0071-3652 (2017) Optimisation of nutrition for constipated residents in the care home. Nursing and Residential Care, 19 (8). pp. 440-444. ISSN 1465-9301 (Print), 2052-2932 (Online) (doi:10.12968/nrec.2017.19.8.440)

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Abstract

Constipation is a significant problem, affecting more than half of older people living in care. In this article, Omorogieva Ojo explains how a nutritionally balanced diet with adequate fibre and fluid can help prevent or manage constipation in older people.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: nutrition, constipation, care home
Subjects: R Medicine > RT Nursing
Faculty / School / Research Centre / Research Group: Faculty of Education, Health & Human Sciences
Faculty of Education, Health & Human Sciences > Institute for Lifecourse Development
Faculty of Education, Health & Human Sciences > Institute for Lifecourse Development > Centre for Chronic Illness and Ageing
Faculty of Education, Health & Human Sciences > School of Health Sciences (HEA)
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Last Modified: 24 Jan 2022 10:19
URI: http://gala.gre.ac.uk/id/eprint/34834

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