Factors Associated With Weight Loss, Low BMI, and Malnutrition Among Nursing Home Patients: A Systematic Review of the Literature

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association

Volumn 14, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 649-655

  Tamura, Bruce K ^a   Bell, Christina L ^a   Masaki, Kamal H ^a   Amella, Elaine J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Long term care; Malnutrition; Nursing home; Weight loss

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; DIETARY INTAKE; DYSPHAGIA; GENDER; HUMAN; IMMOBILITY; LONG TERM CARE; MALNUTRITION; NURSING HOME PATIENT; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; SENESCENCE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

LONG TERM CARE; MALNUTRITION; NURSING HOME; WEIGHT LOSS;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BODY MASS INDEX; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; NURSING HOMES; NUTRITION ASSESSMENT; PROTEIN-ENERGY MALNUTRITION; RISK FACTORS; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 84884127151     PISSN: 15258610     EISSN: 15389375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2013.02.022     Document Type: Review

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