Geriatrics Nutrition

Code:

NC1110

Acronym:

NUTGER

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Health Sciences

Instance: 2022/2023 - 1S

Active?	Yes
Course/CS Responsible:	Master in Clinical Nutrition

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
NC	18	Plano Oficial do ano letivo 2017	1	-	4,5	30	121,5

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

Provide comprehensive knowledge about the provision of food to elderly care.

Learning outcomes and competences

This subject is plannned in a pludisciplinar approach enabling the student to understand the relevance of the diferent determinants in the eating habits of the elderly and their quality of life as well as the role of the nutrtionist as a specialist in evaluating and planning the intake feed for this age group.

Working method

Presencial

Program

1.Nutrition in gerontology and geriatrics: framework



2. Psychological approach to the senior user



3.Physiology of aging



4. Nutritional needs and dietary recommendations



5. Nutritional epidemiology in aging and the assessment of nutritional status



6.Food alternatives and nutritional supplementation: when? and how?



7. Drug-nutrient interaction in geriatrics



8.Specificities for the assessment of nutritional status in the older adults



9. Provision of food care in geriatric institutions



10. Community intervention in gerontology



11. Pathology and diet therapy in geriatric age: causes, consequences and opportunities

Mandatory literature

Ronni Chernoff; Geriatric nutrition. ISBN: 978-0-7637-8262-7
Bales Connie W. 340; Handbook of clinical nutrition and aging. ISBN: 1-58829-055-7
Liliana Matos; Anti-ageing nutrients. ISBN: 978-1-118-73327-1
Afonso Claúdia FCNAUP 070; Manual de gerontologia. ISBN: 978-972-757-799-6
Munoz Hornillos Mercedes 340; Libro blanco de la alimentación de los mayores. ISBN: 84-7903-396-7
Monique Raats Lisette De Groot; Food for the Aging Population, Woodhead Publishing, 2016. ISBN: 9780081003480

Comments from the literature

Scientific papers will be provided, appropriate to each topic taught.

Teaching methods and learning activities

Lectures and practical sessions.

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Exame	80,00
Trabalho escrito	20,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Apresentação/discussão de um trabalho científico	10,00
Estudo autónomo	80,00
Trabalho de investigação	10,00
Total:	100,00

Eligibility for exams

Frequency of at least 2/3 of all classes.

Calculation formula of final grade

Evaluation of critical analysis with presentation of a scientific paper (20%) and final exam (80%).

Examinations or Special Assignments

Assessment with public presentation of subject in the area.