The impact of malnutrition and nutrition-related factors on the development and severity of pressure ulcers in older patients receiving home care

Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 47-53

  Iizaka, Shinji ^a   Okuwa, Mayumi ^b   Sugama, Junko ^b   Sanada, Hiromi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b KANAZAWA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Family caregiver; Home care; Malnutrition; Medical staff; Pressure ulcer

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CALORIC INTAKE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CAREGIVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECUBITUS; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIETARY INTAKE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDEMA; ELDERLY CARE; ENTERIC FEEDING; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOME CARE; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; JOINT CONTRACTURE; KNOWLEDGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALNUTRITION; MOISTURE; NUTRITIONAL KNOWLEDGE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PARENTERAL NUTRITION; RISK FACTOR; SKIN;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAREGIVERS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CAUSALITY; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMORBIDITY; DIET; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; JAPAN; MALE; MALNUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; ODDS RATIO; PRESSURE ULCER; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 75949087517     PISSN: 02615614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clnu.2009.05.018     Document Type: Article

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