Nutrition education for care staff and possible effects on nutritional status in residents of sheltered accomodation

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 59, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 947-954

  Faxén Irving, Gerd ^a   Andren Olsson B ^b   Geijerstam, A ^a   Basun, H ^c   Cederholm, T ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c ASTRAZENECA R AND D   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cognitive status; Education; Elderly; Functional status; Nutritional status; Service flats

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; CYANOCOBALAMIN; SOMATOMEDIN C;

AGED; ARTICLE; BIOCHEMISTRY; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; COGNITION; CONTINUING EDUCATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDUCATION PROGRAM; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INDEPENDENCE; KATZ INDEX; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALNUTRITION; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; NUTRITIONAL HEALTH; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; RESIDENTIAL CARE; TIME;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; BODY MASS INDEX; COGNITION; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HOUSING FOR THE ELDERLY; HUMANS; MALE; NUTRITION DISORDERS; NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; STAFF DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 23944433347     PISSN: 09543007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ejcn.1602163     Document Type: Article

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