Definitions, attitudes, and management practices in relation to diarrhea during enteral nutrition: A survey of patients, nurses, and dietitians

Nutrition in Clinical Practice

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 252-260

  Majid, Hazreen A ^a,b,c   Emery, Peter W ^b   Whelan, Kevin ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c GUY'S AND ST THOMAS' NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

attitude; attitude of health professional; diarrhea; enteral nutrition; health knowledge, attitude, actions

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIARRHEA; DIETITIAN; ENTERIC FEEDING; FECES INCONTINENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NURSE; ODOR;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLOTHING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEFECATION; DIARRHEA; DIETETICS; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; ENTERAL NUTRITION; FECES; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSES; ODORS; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; PERCEPTION; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84859331000     PISSN: 08845336     EISSN: 19412452     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0884533611431986     Document Type: Article

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