Aims and objectives. This study aimed to improve the mealtime experience of older people
in a hospital setting through helping staff to make changes to their clinical practice and the …

Social interaction is thought to be important for psychological wellbeing and is necessary for
developing relationships between older adults living in facilities. This study seeks to …

Purpose The aim of this study was to identify factors influencing meal satisfaction in older
adults. Methods Authors searched four databases Ovid MEDLINE, Ovid EMBASE, the …

Background Mealtimes are an essential part of living and quality of life for everyone,
including persons living with dementia. A longitudinal qualitative study provided …

Aims To characterize dyadic mealtime verbal interactions and examine the associations with
staff and resident characteristics. Design A secondary analysis of 110 videotaped mealtime …

Aim A shift of focus on older persons' nutrition has occurred, from focusing on nutrition status
to focusing on the whole meal. There is lack of studies on how older persons experience …

Food and mealtimes play a central role in our lives and often hold great meaning. This study
is a secondary analysis of a subset of data collected from a 6-year longitudinal qualitative …

Introduction Mealtime is a critical daily activity to ensure nutrition, hydration, function and
socialisation. Interactions between staff and residents during mealtimes are complex and …

Aims and objectives. The objective of this review was to locate and assess the evidence
obtained from articles reporting empirical research that volunteers improve mealtime care of …

Aims. To improve nutritional care and the mealtime experience of older people in a
residential aged care setting by assisting nurses to create change to their practice and to the …