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Strategies for enhancing food intake of the elderly in long-term care facilities

Creator:

Kim, YongKyang

Abstract:

With increasing numbers ofpeople entering the geriatric years, long-term care facilities need to maximize nutrition services with decreasing malnutrition problem due to poor food intake. This research determines extent ofuse and perceived effectiveness of food intake enhancement strategies in long-term care. Obstacles to implementing strategies and training to teach staff...

Resource Type:

Masters Thesis

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the Elderly in Long-Term Care Facilities By YongKyang Kim A THESIS submitted to Oregon State
Prevalence and association of depressive symptoms with physical disability and long-term care use among older American Indians

Creator:

Schure, Marc B.

Abstract:

Health officials have recently been sounding the alarm that depression will soon surpass many of the major medical conditions in causing disability among adults. Recent demographic and health trends are generating public health concern about depression. First, the prevalence of chronic conditions has dramatically increased over the last several generations....

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Dissertation

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Disability and Long-Term Care Use among Older American Indians AN ABSTRACT OF THE