Using a focus group approach to determine older adults’ opinions and attitudes toward a nutrition education program

Journal of Nutrition for the Elderly

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 55-72

  Patacca, Dena ^a   Rosenbloom, Christine A ^b   Kicklighter, Jana R ^b   Ball, Mary ^b  

^a The Department of Orthopaedics The Hughston Clinic at Gwinnett Medical Center   (United States)

^b GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Focus groups; Nutrition education; Qualitative research

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CATERING SERVICE; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITION; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; UNITED STATES;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; FOOD SERVICES; GEORGIA; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT EDUCATION;

EID: 1642445374     PISSN: 01639366     EISSN: 15408566     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J052v23n03_04     Document Type: Article

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