Effect of essential amino acid supplementation on quality of life, Amino acid profile and strength in institutionalized elderly patients

Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 571-577

  Rondanelli, Mariangela ^a   Opizzi, Annalisa ^a   Antoniello, Neldo ^b   Boschi, Federica ^a   Iadarola, Paolo ^a   Pasini, Evasio ^c   Aquilani, Roberto ^c   Dioguardi, Francesco Saverio ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^b Azienda di Servizi alla Persona di Pavia ^*  (Italy)

^c IRCCS   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Amino acid; Dietary supplement; Elderly; Health related quality of life; Muscle strength; Nutrition

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; AMINOTROFIC; ESSENTIAL AMINO ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AGED; ALBUMIN BLOOD LEVEL; AMINO ACID ANALYSIS; AMINO ACID COMPOSITION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEPRESSION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; FEMUR FRACTURE; HAND GRIP; HUMAN; INSTITUTIONAL CARE; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NUTRIENT CONTENT; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL HEALTH; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT DURATION;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; AMINO ACIDS; AMINO ACIDS, ESSENTIAL; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DEPRESSION; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; FEMORAL FRACTURES; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; MALE; MALNUTRITION; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NURSING HOMES; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUALITY OF LIFE; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD;

EID: 80053651879     PISSN: 02615614     EISSN: 15321983     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.clnu.2011.04.005     Document Type: Article

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