The Potential Role of Zinc Supplementation on Pressure Injury Healing in Older Adults: A Review of the Literature.

What It Covers

The paper reports a study of Vitamin D, K2, Magnesium and Zinc, published as a review.

The aim of this review was to determine whether or not poor PI healing in older adults is a result of suboptimal zinc status.

Why It Was Studied

Compromised nutritional status is common among older adults (aged ≥ 65 years) and is a risk factor for pressure injuries (PIs), which may lead to poor clinical outcomes.

Who the Included Studies Covered

By PubMed's age tags, the people studied were older adults.

A literature search was performed in PubMed from 2001 to 2016 using the key words: "zinc status," "pressure ulcer," "pressure ulcers in older adults," "wound healing," and "zinc sulfate." Inclusion criteria consisted of adequate sample size, nonacute setting, clinical trial or observational study, sound methodology, and generalizable findings for primary and secondary outcomes, which included food intake, oral nutritional supplement (ONS) consumption, risk for malnutrition, nutrient loss from wound exudate, and lab values.

What Was Measured

Compromised nutritional status is common among older adults (aged ≥ 65 years) and is a risk factor for pressure injuries (PIs), which may lead to poor clinical outcomes.

The subject headings attached to it are Aging, Dietary Supplements, Malnutrition, Nutritional Requirements, Pressure Ulcer, Trace Elements and Wound Healing.

What This Means in Plain Language

This is a review of Vitamin D, K2, Magnesium and Zinc.

The abstract goes on to report its results in about 9 sentences; this page does not restate them, so read the paper for the findings and their limits.

The publication is from 2017 (Wounds : a compendium of clinical research and practice), a journal based in United States.

More context: the Vitamin D, K2, Magnesium and Zinc compound page, all human trials.