Are informal carers and community care workers effective in managing malnutrition in the older adult community? A systematic review of current evidence

Journal of Nutrition, Health and Aging

Volumn 17, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 645-651

  Marshall, Skye ^a   Bauer, J ^a   Capra, S ^a   Isenring, Elizabeth ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b PRINCESS ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aged; caregiver; community; malnutrition; nutrition

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CINAHL; COMMUNITY CARE; COMMUNITY CARE WORKER; DATA BASE; EMBASE; ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; MALNUTRITION; MEDLINE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; CAREGIVERS; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; HUMANS; MALNUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PATIENT CARE; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 84888009243     PISSN: 12797707     EISSN: 17604788     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12603-013-0341-z     Document Type: Article

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