Caregivers’ male gender is associated with poor nutrient intake in AD families (NuAD-trial)

Journal of Nutrition, Health and Aging

Volumn 18, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 672-676

  Puranen, T M ^a   Pietila, S E ^b   Pitkala, K H ^a   Kautiainen, H ^a   Raivio, M ^a   Eloniemi Sulkava, U ^b   Jyvakorpi, S K ^a   Suominen, Merja ^a  

^a HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Alzheimer; caregiver; gender; Nutrient intake

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CALORIC INTAKE; CAREGIVER; CAREGIVER BURDEN; CHARLSON COMORBIDITY INDEX; DIETARY INTAKE; EDUCATION; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALNUTRITION; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PROTEIN INTAKE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPOUSE; ADMINISTRATION AND DOSAGE; CALCIUM INTAKE; COMPLICATION; DIETARY FIBER; FINLAND; VERY ELDERLY;

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ASCORBIC ACID; CALCIUM INTAKE; PROTEIN INTAKE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ASCORBIC ACID; BODY MASS INDEX; CALCIUM, DIETARY; CAREGIVERS; DIETARY FIBER; DIETARY PROTEINS; ENERGY INTAKE; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMANS; MALE; MALNUTRITION; NUTRITION ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; SEX FACTORS; SPOUSES; VITAMIN E;

EID: 84919692316     PISSN: 12797707     EISSN: 17604788     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12603-014-0499-z     Document Type: Article

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