Additional feeding assistance improves the energy and protein intakes of hospitalised elderly patients. A health services evaluation

Appetite

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 471-477

  Manning, Fiona ^a   Harris, Kerri ^a   Duncan, Rhys ^a   Walton, Karen ^a   Bracks, Julie ^b   Larby, Lyndal ^b   Vari, Linda ^b   Jukkola, Katja ^c   Bell, Janet ^c   Chan, Maria ^c   Batterham, Marijka ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^b SUTHERLAND HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c ST GEORGE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Barriers to eating; Dietary intakes; Elderly; Feeding assistance; Hospital; Malnutrition; Volunteers

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; DIETARY INTAKE; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GERIATRIC PATIENT; GRIP STRENGTH; HEALTH SERVICE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; MALNUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; PINCH STRENGTH; PROTEIN INTAKE; SOCIAL ASPECT;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DIETARY PROTEINS; ENERGY INTAKE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; LUNCH; MALE; MALNUTRITION; NUTRITION ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84863759356     PISSN: 01956663     EISSN: 10958304     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.appet.2012.06.011     Document Type: Article

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