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Open AccessRelationship between frailty, nutrition, body composition, quality of life, and gender in institutionalized older people
Our aim was to explore the relationship between frailty, nutrition, body composition, and how gender modifies this relationship among long-term care facility residents. We further investigated how body composi...
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Open AccessAssociations Between Nutritional Status, Frailty and Health-Related Quality of Life Among Older Long-Term Care Residents in Helsinki
The aim of this study was to examine how nutritional status modifies the association between frailty and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) among older nursing home residents. We also investigated how resi...
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Burden of Oral Symptoms and Health-Related Quality of Life in Long-Term Care Settings in Helsinki, Finland
Poor oral health may complicate eating and deteriorate nutritional status. However, little is known about how the burden of oral symptoms (OS) is associated with the health-related quality of life (HRQoL) of v...
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Open AccessAssociations Between Nutritional Status and Health-Related Quality of Life Among Long-Term Care Residents in Helsinki
We evaluated the associations between nutritional status and health-related quality-of-life (HRQoL) among older long-term care residents in Helsinki.
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Tailored nutritional guidance for home-dwelling AD families: The feasibility of and elements promoting positive changes in diet (NuAD-trial)
To describe the process and feasibility of our randomised, controlled intervention study (NuAD trial) that positively affected the nutrition and quality of life, and prevented falls of home-dwelling persons wi...
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Nutritional guidelines for older people in Finland
Ageing is associated with an increased risk of malnutrition, decreased nutrient intake, unintentional weight loss and sarcopenia, which lead to frailty, functional disabilities and increased mortality. Nutriti...
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Caregiver-reported swallowing difficulties, malnutrition, and mortality among older people in assisted living facilities
The aim of this study is to explore the prevalence of swallowing difficulties (SWD) and their associations with nutritional status, eating habits, nutritional care, and mortality among older people in assisted...
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Secular trends in the use of vitamins, minerals and fish-oil products in two cohorts of community-dwelling older people in Helsinki — Population-based surveys in 1999 and 2009
To examine and compare the prevalence of use of vitamins, minerals, and fish-oil products (VMFO) in Finnish community-dwelling older people at two time points over a decade, and to explore the associated facto...
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How well do nurses recognize malnutrition in elderly patients?
Malnutrition is a common and underrecognized clinical problem among aged institutionalized patients. The aim of this study was to investigate how well nurses recognize malnutrition in elderly patients in long-...
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3rd IANA (International Academy on Nutrition and Aging) Meeting Nutrition, Exercise & Alzheimer and Clinical Trials on Sarcopenia August 1–2, 2008 Hyatt Regency Tamaya Resort 1300 Tuyuna Trail Santa Ana Pueblo, NM USA
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The effects of nutrition education on professionals' practice and on the nutrition of aged residents in dementia wards
(1) To develop nutrition education for professionals in dementia wards. (2) To evaluate the effects of education and determine the outcome of the education on the nutrition of aged residents.
