[HTML][HTML] Exploring residents' experiences of mealtimes in care homes: A qualitative interview study

R Watkins, VA Goodwin, RA Abbott, A Hall, M Tarrant - BMC geriatrics, 2017 - Springer
Background Many interventions aim to alleviate well-documented problems of malnutrition
in residential care homes and improve residents' health and wellbeing. Despite some …

Attitudes, perceptions and experiences of mealtimes among residents and staff in care homes for older adults: a systematic review of the qualitative literature

R Watkins, VA Goodwin, RA Abbott, A Backhouse… - Geriatric Nursing, 2017 - Elsevier
Addressing problems associated with malnutrition in care home residents has been
prioritized by researchers and decision-makers. This review aimed to better understand …

Exploring the mealtime experience in residential care settings for older people: an observational study

S Barnes, A Wasielewska, C Raiswell… - Health & social care …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Improving the mealtime experience in residential care can be a major facilitator in improving
care, well‐being and QoL. Evidence suggests that, despite guidance on the subject of food …

Is the mealtime experience in nursing homes understood? A qualitative study

D Palacios‐Ceña, ME Losa‐Iglesias… - Geriatrics & …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Aim: The aim of the present study was to explore the significance of the mealtime experience
among residents of nursing homes in Spain. Methods: A qualitative phenomenological …

Older patients' perspectives on mealtimes in hospitals: A scoping review of qualitative studies

AS Jonsson, M Nyberg, IM Jonsson… - … Journal of Caring …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The increasing age of populations throughout the world means that healthcare services are
faced with new challenges, not least regarding the provision of food during hospital stay …

Memories, identity and homeliness: the social construction of mealtimes in residential care homes in South Wales

S Philpin, JOY Merrell, J Warring, D Hobby… - Ageing & …, 2014 - cambridge.org
Mealtimes in residential care homes are fundamentally social occasions, providing temporal
structure to the day and opportunities for conversation and companionship. Food and drink …

Longing for homeliness: exploring mealtime experiences of patients suffering from a neurological disease

M Beck, I Poulsen, B Martinsen… - … Journal of Caring …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Background Many patients suffering from a neurological disease experience eating
difficulties during mealtimes in the hospital. Consequently, they often refrain from eating in …

Interventions for improving mealtime experiences in long-term care

V Vucea, HH Keller, K Ducak - Journal of nutrition in gerontology …, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
Poor food intake in residents living in long-term care (LTC) homes is a common problem.
The mealtime experience is known to be important in the multifactorial causes of food intake …

[HTML][HTML] Making the Most of Mealtimes (M3): protocol of a multi-centre cross-sectional study of food intake and its determinants in older adults living in long term care …

HH Keller, N Carrier, S Slaughter, C Lengyel… - BMC geriatrics, 2017 - Springer
Background Older adults living in long term care (LTC) homes are nutritionally vulnerable,
often consuming insufficient energy, macro-and micronutrients to sustain their health and …

[HTML][HTML] Mixed methods developmental evaluation of the CHOICE program: a relationship-centred mealtime intervention for long-term care

S Wu, JM Morrison, H Dunn-Ridgeway, V Vucea… - BMC geriatrics, 2018 - Springer
Background Mealtimes are important to quality of life for residents in long-term care (LTC).
CHOICE (which stands for Connecting, Honouring dignity, Offering support, supporting …