Effects of an individualised nutritional education and support programme on dietary habits, nutritional knowledge and nutritional status of older adults living alone

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 27, Issue 9-10, 2018, Pages 2142-2151

  Ahn, Jeong Ah ^a   Park, JeeWon ^a   Kim, Chun Ja ^a  

^a Ajou University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

education programme; nutrition; older people; quantitative approaches

Indexed keywords

AGED; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INDEPENDENT LIVING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PATIENT EDUCATION; PROCEDURES; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CARE; SOUTH KOREA; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; INDEPENDENT LIVING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; SELF CARE; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 85047826092     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jocn.14068     Document Type: Article

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