Poor nutritional status is associated with urinary tract infection among older people living in residential care facilities

Journal of Nutrition, Health and Aging

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 186-191

  Carlsson, Maine ^a   Haglin, L ^b   Rosendahl, E ^a,b   Gustafson, Y ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

cognitive impairment; Malnutrition; Mini Nutritional Assessment; old people; residential care facilities; urinary tract infection

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BARTHEL INDEX; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEPRESSION; FEEDING; FEMALE; GERIATRIC DEPRESSION SCALE; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALNUTRITION; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; MINI NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; NURSING HOME PATIENT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENTIAL CARE; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

EID: 84872501198     PISSN: 12797707     EISSN: 17604788     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12603-012-0087-z     Document Type: Article

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