Improving the dietary intake of under nourished older people in residential care homes using an energy-enriching food approach: A cluster randomised controlled study

Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 387-394

  Leslie, W S ^a   Woodward, M ^b   Lean, M E J ^a   Theobald, H ^c   Watson, L ^a   Hankey, C R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c GLAXOSMITHKLINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aged; Care home; Food enrichment; Undernutrition

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CALORIC INTAKE; CARE HOME; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIET THERAPY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD ENRICHMENT; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HOME FOR THE AGED; HUMAN; MALE; MALNUTRITION; NURSING HOME; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PORTION SIZE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REFERENCE VALUE; RESIDENTIAL HOME; UNITED KINGDOM; VERY ELDERLY; WEIGHT GAIN;

AGED; CARE HOME; FOOD ENRICHMENT; UNDERNUTRITION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BODY MASS INDEX; ENERGY INTAKE; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; FOOD, FORTIFIED; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; GREAT BRITAIN; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; MALE; MALNUTRITION; NURSING HOMES; NUTRITION ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PORTION SIZE; REFERENCE VALUES; RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 84880513915     PISSN: 09523871     EISSN: 1365277X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jhn.12020     Document Type: Article

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