Chinese expert consensus on prevention and intervention for the elderly with malnutrition (2022)

Yongjun Mao; Jianqing Wu; Gongxiang Liu; Yao Yu; Bo Chen; Jia Liu; Jianye Wang; Pulin Yu; Cuntai Zhang; Jinhui Wu; Geriatrics Branch, Chinese Medical Association, and the expert group of the Chinese Expert Consensus on Prevention and Intervention for the Elderly with Malnutrition; Jiumei Cao; Zheng Chen; Hua Cui; Shuiping Dai; Linzi Deng; Jinglong Gao; Xuewen Gao; Ping He; Zhe Jin; Lin Kang; Feika Li; Rui Li; Siyuan Li; Yan Li; Ying Liu; Lifang Ma; Lina Ma; Xunlong Ma; Li Mo; Xiushi Ni; Huiyun Pan; Mingzhao Qin; Juan Song; Yuetao Song; Xiaohong Sun; Zhe Tang; Fangyuan Tian; Yingxuan Tian; Jiahe Wang; Qing Wang; Yuhong Wang; Zhaohui Wang; Fang Wu; Huan Xi; Ming Yang; Shaomin Zhang; Jin Zheng; Baiyu Zhou

doi:10.1002/agm2.12226

Chinese expert consensus on prevention and intervention for the elderly with malnutrition (2022)

Aging Med (Milton). 2022 Oct 3;5(3):191-203. doi: 10.1002/agm2.12226. eCollection 2022 Sep.

Authors

Yongjun Mao¹, Jianqing Wu², Gongxiang Liu³, Yao Yu¹, Bo Chen², Jia Liu¹, Jianye Wang⁴, Pulin Yu⁴, Cuntai Zhang⁵, Jinhui Wu³; Geriatrics Branch, Chinese Medical Association, and the expert group of the Chinese Expert Consensus on Prevention and Intervention for the Elderly with Malnutrition; Jiumei Cao^{1

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5}, Hua Cui^{1

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5}, Linzi Deng^{1

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5}, Jinglong Gao^{1

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5}, Xuewen Gao^{1

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5}, Ping He^{1

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5}, Zhe Jin^{1

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5}, Lin Kang^{1

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5}, Feika Li^{1

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5}, Rui Li^{1

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5}, Siyuan Li^{1

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5}, Yan Li^{1

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5}, Ying Liu^{1

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5}, Lifang Ma^{1

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5}, Lina Ma^{1

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5}, Xunlong Ma^{1

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5}, Li Mo^{1

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5}, Xiushi Ni^{1

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5}, Huiyun Pan^{1

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5}, Mingzhao Qin^{1

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5}, Juan Song^{1

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5}, Yuetao Song^{1

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5}, Xiaohong Sun^{1

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5}, Zhe Tang^{1

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5}, Fangyuan Tian^{1

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5}, Yingxuan Tian^{1

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5}, Jiahe Wang^{1

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5}, Qing Wang^{1

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5}, Yuhong Wang^{1

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5}, Zhaohui Wang^{1

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5}, Fang Wu^{1

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5}, Huan Xi^{1

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5}, Ming Yang^{1

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5}, Shaomin Zhang^{1

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5}, Jin Zheng^{1

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5}, Baiyu Zhou^{1

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Affiliations

¹ Department of Geriatric Medicine the Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University Qingdao China.
² Department of Geriatrics Jiangsu Province Hospital The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University Nanjing China.
³ Center of Gerontology and Geriatrics West China Hospital Sichuan University China National Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Medicine Chengdu China.
⁴ Beijing Hospital National Center of Gerontology Institute of Geriatric Medicine Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences Beijing China.
⁵ Institute of Aging, Department of Geriatrics, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College Huazhong University of Science and Technology Wuhan China.

Abstract

Malnutrition is a state of altered body composition and body cell mass due to inadequate intake or utilization of energy or nutrients, leading to physical and mental dysfunction and impaired clinical outcomes. As one of the most common geriatric syndromes, malnutrition in the elderly is a significant risk factor for poor clinical outcomes, causing a massive burden on medical resources and society. The risk factors for malnutrition in the elderly are diverse and include demographics, chronic diseases, and psychosocial factors. Presently, recommendations for the prevention and intervention of malnutrition in the elderly are not clear or consistent in China. This consensus is based on the latest global evidence and multiregional clinical experience in China, which aims to standardize the prevention and intervention of malnutrition in the elderly in China and improve the efficacy of clinical practice and the prognosis of elderly patients.

Keywords: elderly; expert consensus; intervention; malnutrition; prevention.