Nutrition Students Improve Attitudes after a Guided Experiential Assignment with Older Adults

Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 279-287

  Lee, Seung Yeon ^a   Hoerr, Sharon L ^a   Weatherspoon, Lorraine ^a   Schiffman, Rachel F ^b  

^a Michigan State University   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

Author keywords

aging; attitudes; interaction; nutrition students

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; EDUCATION; FEMALE; GERIATRICS; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; NUTRITIONAL SCIENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF CONCEPT; STATISTICAL MODEL; STUDENT; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; DIET; FEMALE; GERIATRICS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MIDWESTERN UNITED STATES; NUTRITIONAL SCIENCES; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; SELF EFFICACY; STUDENTS; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 49749134308     PISSN: 14994046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jneb.2007.09.011     Document Type: Article

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