An investigation into the association between nutritional status and quality of life in older people admitted to hospital

Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 142-151

  Rasheed, S ^a   Woods, R T ^b  

^a BETSI CADWALADR UNIVERSITY HEALTH BOARD   (United Kingdom)

^b BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Elderly; Functional status; Malnutrition; Outcome measurement; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; EATING; FEMALE; FITNESS; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; MALNUTRITION; MENTAL STRESS; MUSCLE; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; VERY ELDERLY;

ELDERLY; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; MALNUTRITION; OUTCOME MEASUREMENT; QUALITY OF LIFE;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EATING; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLES; NUTRITION ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PHYSICAL FITNESS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK ASSESSMENT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84896400348     PISSN: 09523871     EISSN: 1365277X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jhn.12072     Document Type: Article

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