Caregiver-reported swallowing difficulties, malnutrition, and mortality among older people in assisted living facilities

Journal of Nutrition, Health and Aging

Volumn 18, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 718-722

  Lindroos, Eeva ^a,c   Saarela, R K T ^b,c   Soini, H ^b,c   Muurinen, S ^c   Suominen, M H ^c   Pitkala, K H ^c  

^a University of Applied Sciences   (Finland)

^b City of Helsinki   (Finland)

^c HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

assisted living; dysphagia; mortality; nutrition; Swallowing

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; ASSISTED LIVING FACILITY; CAREGIVER; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMORBIDITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMENTIA; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DYSPHAGIA; EATING HABIT; FEMALE; FINLAND; FLUID INTAKE; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; GERIATRIC NUTRITION; HEALTH FOOD; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALNUTRITION; MEDICAL HISTORY; MORTALITY; NURSING HOME PATIENT; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL HEALTH; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; PARKINSON DISEASE; PORTION SIZE; PREDICTION; PREVALENCE; RECURRENT INFECTION; RESIDENTIAL HOME; SENESCENCE; SEX RATIO; DEGLUTITION DISORDERS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HOME FOR THE AGED; NURSING HOME; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; STROKE; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES; CAREGIVERS; COMORBIDITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEGLUTITION DISORDERS; DEMENTIA; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FINLAND; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; MALE; MALNUTRITION; NURSING HOMES; NUTRITION ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PARKINSON DISEASE; PREVALENCE; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; STROKE;

EID: 84919615611     PISSN: 12797707     EISSN: 17604788     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12603-014-0506-4     Document Type: Article

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