
調查顯示逾六成長輩獨自用餐,醫師建議照顧者以兩個問題初步評估營養風險
佳格健康營養研究所等單位在全台19縣市訪問529位照顧者,發現67.8%長輩獨自用餐,84.8%照顧者擔心食物管理不佳影響飲食。奇美醫院老年醫學科主治醫師蔡孟修建議,照顧者可詢問長者「體重是否在3個月內減少3公斤」及「是否有食慾不佳」兩個問題,任一回答為「是」即建議尋求專業協助。
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佳格健康營養研究所攜手民團與政府單位,執行「2026樂齡族群餐食營養調查問卷」,調查範圍涵蓋全台19縣市,訪問529位第一線家庭與社區照顧者,觸及5000位樂齡長者。
〔記者林志怡/台北報導〕長者營養攸關能否「健康老化」,維持最佳生體機能、盡情享受人生。但調查發現,逾6成調顧者發現長輩普遍獨自用餐,且超過8成擔心長輩因食物管理不佳而影響飲食。對此醫師建議,照顧者可從長者體重是否異常減少、有無食慾不佳的情況,初步評估長輩營養風險,若有任何一題答案為「是」,建議尋求專業協助,評估有無需要調整的地方。
佳格健康營養研究所(SFHNC)攜手民團與政府單位,執行「2026樂齡族群餐食營養調查問卷」調查,了解照顧者觀察下的長者飲食情況,調查範圍涵蓋全台19縣市,訪問529位第一線家庭與社區照顧者,觸及5000位樂齡長者。
調查結果顯示,67.8%受調查照顧者觀察到長輩普遍獨自用餐、84.8%認為獨食長輩會因為食物管理不佳而影響健康飲食,且93%的受調查照顧者認為,長輩正確保存食物觀念不足、91.9%認為日常營養知識仍有不足、92.2%認為牙口與吞嚥問題影響長輩飲食。
奇美醫院老年醫學科主治醫師蔡孟修說,營養是確保長輩健康老化的關鍵,營養不好就會影響行動能力,進而造成外出採購食材、站立備餐、操作烹飪器具困難,而長輩的認知能力也攸關能否記得飲食建議、食物存放時間等,咀嚼能力則決定長輩吃進哪些食物、吃得夠不夠,情緒狀態也會影響長輩用餐意願。
對於照顧者如何確認長輩營養風險,蔡孟修建議,民眾可以詢問長者「2個問題」,包括「是否沒有刻意減重,體重卻在過去3個月內減少3公斤」、「是否有食欲不好的情況」,只要長者對任何一個問題回答「是」,照顧者就要提高警覺,檢視長者的營養補充是否有不足的情況。
蔡孟修也提到,美國疾管中心統計顯示,65歲以上長者因食源性疾病發生嚴重健康問題的風險較高,且感染沙門氏桿菌、彎曲桿菌、李斯特菌、大腸桿菌等食源性病源的65歲以上長者,有近半數需要住院治療。
因此,蔡孟修提醒,除餐桌上的營養外,長輩的食物保存習慣也必須特別留意,很多長輩在備餐份量拿捏、剩食處理上存在困難,覺得食物放進冰箱就不會壞,重新加熱就可以繼續吃,忽略食物保存到再入口過程中可能的細菌增生風險,照顧者務必特別注意。

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