The coach is in: Improving nutritional care in nursing homes

Gerontologist

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 571-580

  Rahman, Anna N ^a   Simmons, Sandra F ^b,c   Applebaum, Robert ^d   Lindabury, Kate ^d   Schnelle, John F ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Coaching; Diffusion; Dissemination; Distance learning; Education; Evidence based care; Implementation research; NHs; Nutrition; Translational research; Weight loss

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION; EVALUATION; EVIDENCE BASED NURSING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HOME FOR THE AGED; HUMAN; IN SERVICE TRAINING; MASS COMMUNICATION; METHODOLOGY; NURSING HOME; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL DISORDER; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; TELECOMMUNICATION; TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH;

CURRICULUM; DIFFUSION OF INNOVATION; EDUCATION, DISTANCE; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; EVIDENCE-BASED NURSING; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; INSERVICE TRAINING; NURSING HOMES; NUTRITION ASSESSMENT; NUTRITION DISORDERS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; TELECOMMUNICATIONS; TRANSLATIONAL MEDICAL RESEARCH;

EID: 84863950426     PISSN: 00169013     EISSN: 17585341     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geront/gnr111     Document Type: Review

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