Nutritional care needs in elderly residents of long-term care institutions: Potential implications for policies

Journal of Nutrition, Health and Aging

Volumn 19, Issue 9, 2015, Pages 947-954

  Pezzana, A ^a   Cereda, Emanuele ^b   Avagnina, P ^c   Malfi, G ^d   Paiola, E ^e   Frighi, Z ^a   Capizzi, I ^c   Sgnaolin, E ^d   Amerio, M L ^e  

^a MOLINETTE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b FONDAZIONE IRCCS POLICLINICO SAN MATTEO   (Italy)

^c SAN LUIGI GONZAGA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^d S CROCE E CARLE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^e Struttura Operativa Complessa di Dietetica e Nutrizione Clinica Ospedale Cardinal Massaia   (Italy)

Author keywords

elderly; Long term care; malnutrition; risk of malnutrition; treatment

Indexed keywords

ADL DISABILITY; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CALORIE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DECUBITUS; DEMENTIA; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIETARY INTAKE; DYSPHAGIA; ENTERIC FEEDING; FEMALE; FLUID INTAKE; GERIATRIC CARE; GERIATRIC NUTRITION; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INSTITUTIONALIZATION; INTERVENTION STUDY; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALNUTRITION; MASTICATION; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PARENTERAL NUTRITION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RESIDENTIAL CARE; SWALLOWING; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIET; DIET THERAPY; DIETARY SUPPLEMENT; EATING; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH SERVICE; MULTICENTER STUDY; NURSING HOME; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENT; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COHORT STUDIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIET; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; EATING; FEMALE; FOOD HABITS; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; LONG-TERM CARE; MALE; MALNUTRITION; NURSING HOMES; NUTRITION ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL REQUIREMENTS; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84947046066     PISSN: 12797707     EISSN: 17604788     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12603-015-0537-5     Document Type: Article

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