Nutritional treatment of aged individuals with Alzheimer disease living at home with their spouses: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

Trials

Volumn 13, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Jyvakorpi, Satu K ^a   Puranen, Taija ^a   Pitkala, Kaisu H ^b   Suominen, Merja H ^a  

^a Society for Memory Disorders Expertise in Finland   (Finland)

^b HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Alzheimer disease; Malnutrition; Nutrient intake; Nutritional intervention; RCT

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN; VITAMIN D;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CALORIC INTAKE; CAREGIVER BURDEN; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DIET THERAPY; DIETARY INTAKE; DISEASE REGISTRY; ENERGY DRINK; FINLAND; GRIP STRENGTH; HEALTH STATUS; HOME CARE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PROTEIN INTAKE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SPOUSE; TREATMENT DURATION;

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; BODY WEIGHT; CAREGIVERS; COGNITION; COUNSELING; DEPRESSION; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FINLAND; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; INDEPENDENT LIVING; MALNUTRITION; NUTRITION ASSESSMENT; NUTRITION THERAPY; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESEARCH DESIGN; SPOUSES; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VITAMIN D; VITAMINS;

EID: 84870714959     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17456215     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1745-6215-13-66     Document Type: Article

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