A Study of the Electronic Healthy Diet and Nutrition Assessment System Applied in a Nursing Home

Malnutrition has been a well-known risk factor of disease in elderly population, however, the welfare and quality of life can be reached for the elder with the implementation of information technology among a rapidly aging society. In this study, by integrating the food composition nutrient database into an electronic healthy diet and nutrition assessment system (eHDNAS) to establish an informative and healthy dinning environment for the elderly. It does not only provide the elderly with more enjoyable and flexible pre-order meal services but also enable self-management of diet control. At the same time, nutritionist, nurse or the caregiver of a nursing home can do nutrition assessment for the elderly by the electronic diet records. In the future, eHDNAS is expected to play an important role in nutrition-caring plan.