Nutrition and psychological well-being among long-term care residents with dementia

Journal of Nutrition, Health and Aging

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 178-182

  Muurinen, S ^a   Savikko, N ^a   Soini, H ^a   Suominen, M ^a   Pitkala K ^a  

^a HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

long term care; Nutrition; nutritional care; psychological well being

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMENTIA; FAST FOOD; FEMALE; HOME CARE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALNUTRITION; MEAL; MILD COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT; NURSING HOME; NURSING HOME PATIENT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; COMPLICATION; EATING; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; LONG TERM CARE; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SWEDEN; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEMENTIA; EATING; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; LONG-TERM CARE; MALE; MALNUTRITION; MILD COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT; NURSING HOMES; NUTRITION ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SWEDEN;

EID: 84925520150     PISSN: 12797707     EISSN: 17604788     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12603-014-0519-z     Document Type: Article

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