Impact of home-delivered meal programs on diet and nutrition among older adults: A review

Nutrition and Health

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 89-103

  Zhu, Huichen ^a   An, Ruopeng ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

diet; Home delivered meal; meals on wheels; nutrition; systematic review

Indexed keywords

ADULT; COCHRANE LIBRARY; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST CONTROL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIETARY COMPLIANCE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD INSECURITY; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; LONG TERM CARE; MEDLINE; NURSING HOME; PUBLICATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECIPIENT; SOCIALIZATION; STUDY DESIGN; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; WEB OF SCIENCE; AGED; CALORIC INTAKE; CATERING SERVICE; DIET; HOMEBOUND PATIENT; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DIET; ENERGY INTAKE; FOOD SERVICES; HOMEBOUND PERSONS; HUMANS; LONG-TERM CARE; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 84932627247     PISSN: 02601060     EISSN: 2047945X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0260106014537146     Document Type: Article

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