Many hospitalized elderly patients suffer from inadequate nutritional intake (Gupta, 1988;
Infante-Rivard, 1986; Mobarhan, 1987, 1991; Morley, 1 986; Rudman, 1 989; Sandman, 1 …

Elderly persons are adults who have unique and yet not fully determined nutritional needs.
The focus for nutrition in the elderly population currently and in the future will be on living …

The progressively increasing number of elderly people in the Canadian population and the
disproportionate expenditure on their health care has stimulated interest in prevention of …

Mealtime assistance may be necessary to prevent declines in hospitalized older adults'
nutritional well-being. This article reports the implementation of the Support for and …

Despite society's increasing understanding of and comfort with end-of-life decision-making,
questions about the appropriate use of artificial hydration and nutrition remain particularly …

Promoting adequate nutrition Page 1 Promoting adequate nutrition o% o This article, by Cheryl
Holman, Sally Roberts and Maggie Nicol, is part of a series for care professionals and …

e nutritional status of the| elderly has been studied extensively, but little is known abut eating
problems in nursing homes that may result in dehydration, mal-nutrition, a significant weight …

Rose Ann DiMaria-Ghalili is an associate professor of nursing, School of Nursing, West
Virginia University, Charleston Division. She is also a research consultant to the Nursing …

In many cultures, eating has both nutritional and social functions. To the elderly it can be a
symbolic experience embedded in lifelong patterns and cultural preferences (Kolodny & …

A questionnaire was developed as a research or diagnostic tool for needs assessment of the
nutritional knowledge and eating behaviors of older adults. The questionnaire consists of 6 …