Nutritional intake of nursing home residents.

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Title Nutritional intake of nursing home residents.
Publication Type thesis
School or College College of Nursing
Department Nursing
Author Culliton, Kathleen R.
Date 1989-12
Description The purpose of this thesis was to investigate the nutritional intake of nursing home residents. This study was a secondary analysis of Gaspar's (1987) data which focused on water adequacy of nursing home residents. Food and fluid ingested by nursing home residents was observed and recorded for 24 hours. Variables included demographics, functional ability and conditions affecting ingestion. Thirty-two subjects with a mean age of 82 years were studied. All levels of functional ability were represented. Impaired speech was found to be significantly associated with an increased intake of 11 of 17 (65%) of the selected nutrients. Residents that received assistance with eating and had difficulty swallowing had higher intakes of kilocalories, Vitamin C and thiamin. Subjects with lower functional ability had a significantly increased intake of kilocalories, vitamin C and calcium.
Type Text
Publisher University of Utah
Subject Nutrition Surveys; Gerontology
Subject MESH Nutrition; Aged; Diet Therapy; Dietary Services; Nursing Homes
Dissertation Institution University of Utah
Dissertation Name MS
Language eng
Relation is Version of Digital reproduction of "Nutritional intake of nursing home residents." Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library. Print version of "Nutritional intake of nursing home residents." available at J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collection. RA4.5 1989 .C84.
Rights Management © Kathleen R. Culliton.
Format application/pdf
Format Medium application/pdf
Identifier us-etd2,133
Source Original: University of Utah Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library (no longer available).
ARK ark:/87278/s6hq4dd8
Setname ir_etd
ID 192522
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6hq4dd8
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