Problems with preparing food reported by frail older women living alone at home

Advances in Nursing Science

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 159-174

  Porter, Eileen J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Food preparation; Functional impairment; Gerontology; Nutritional risk; Older women

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COOKING; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MOTIVATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SATISFACTION; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COOKERY; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; MOTIVATION; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 34249063732     PISSN: 01619268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ANS.0000271106.42043.be     Document Type: Article

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