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| Meal delivery practices do not meet needs of Alzheimer patients with increased cognitive and behavioral difficulties in a long-term care facility | | Author(s) | Karen W H Young, Malcolm A Binns, Carol E Greenwood |
| Journal title | Journals of Gerontology: Series A, Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences, vol 56A, no 10, October 2001 |
| Pages | pp M656-M661 |
| Keywords | Dementia ; Cognitive impairment ; Behaviour disorders ; Meals services ; Nursing homes ; Canada. |
| Annotation | Despite alterations in circadian rhythms and behavioural difficulties in those with probable Alzheimer's disease (AD), the profile of meals provided in institutions parallels the needs of younger, free-living, healthy populations. This investigation examined the impact of food delivery patterns on achieved intakes of 25 older Canadians with probable AD and able to feed themselves in a long-term care centre, and how this relationship changes depending on time of day, body weight, behaviour, and cognitive ability. Energy consumed was positively associated with energy delivered to most of the subjects, though the strength of this relationship varied across subjects and throughout the day. Energy delivered had the greatest impact on energy consumed at breakfast, and least at dinner in those with the greatest behavioural difficulties and cognitive impairment. Although those with low body mass index (BMI) were likely to be delivered more energy, the impact of delivery on intakes decreased as energy delivered increased. Results suggest that traditional meal practices are not appropriate for older people with AD. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-011130213 A |
| Classmark | EA: E4: EP: NR: LHB: 7S |
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