What is associated with low food intake in older people with dementia?

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 19, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 53-59

  Lin, Li Chan ^a   Watson, Roger ^b   Wu, Shiao Chi ^a  

^a NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dementia; Eating difficulty; Family visit; Feeding assistance; Low food intake

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CALORIC INTAKE; DEMENTIA; EATING DISORDER; FEMALE; GERIATRIC NURSING; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVATION; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DEMENTIA; EATING DISORDERS; ENERGY INTAKE; FEMALE; GERIATRIC NURSING; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVATION; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 73149102045     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2009.02962.x     Document Type: Article

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