Eating together is important: Using a dining room in an acute elderly medical ward increases energy intake

Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 23-26

  Wright, L ^a   Hickson, M ^a   Frost, G ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acute elderly wards; Dining room; Nutritional intake; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CALORIC INTAKE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETARY INTAKE; EATING HABIT; ELDERLY CARE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; GERIATRIC REHABILITATION; HUMAN; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING ASSISTANT; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PROTEIN INTAKE; WEIGHT GAIN;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; BODY WEIGHT; DIETARY PROTEINS; DIETARY SERVICES; ENERGY INTAKE; ENVIRONMENT; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; GERIATRIC NURSING; HUMANS; MALE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 33646013888     PISSN: 09523871     EISSN: 1365277X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-277X.2006.00658.x     Document Type: Article

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