Nutrition risk in home-bound older adults: Using dietician-trained and supervised nutrition volunteers for screening and intervention

Canadian Journal on Aging

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 305-315

  Laforest, Sophie ^a,b   Goldin, Benita ^c   Nour, Kareen ^a,b   Roy, Marie Andrée ^d   Payette, Hélène ^d,e  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b CSSS Cavendish   (Canada)

^c Cummings Jewish Centre for Seniors

^d UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE OF GERIATRICS OF SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aging; Community nutrition intervention; Nutritional screening tools; Older adults; Volunteers

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIETITIAN; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE; HOME CARE; HOMEBOUND PATIENT; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; MALE; NUTRITION EDUCATION; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCREENING; STAFF TRAINING; VOLUNTEER;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HOME CARE SERVICES; HOMEBOUND PERSONS; HUMANS; MALE; NUTRITION ASSESSMENT; NUTRITION SURVEYS; PILOT PROJECTS; QUEBEC; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK ASSESSMENT; VOLUNTARY WORKERS;

EID: 43149124430     PISSN: 07149808     EISSN: 17101107     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3138/cja.26.4.305     Document Type: Article

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