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  1. 6. Food Service and Nutritional Care in Swedish Elderly Care : The Progress of National Actions and their Local Interpretations

    Författare :Malin Skinnars Josefsson; Ylva Mattsson Sydner; Margaretha Nydahl; Anne Marie Beck; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :food service; nutritional care; elderly care; national actions; municipality; questionnaire; registry data; Kostvetenskap; Food; Nutrition and Dietetics;

    Sammanfattning : The main aim of this thesis is to study local level outcomes regarding food service and nutritional care in Swedish elderly care in relation to the progress of national actions. Study I compared results from a repeated national survey using a questionnaire investigating the general structure and organisation of food service in elderly care. LÄS MER

  3. 7. Oral nutritional supplements within the nutrition therapy : Prescription and adherence from a dietetic practice perspective

    Författare :Evelina Liljeberg; Margaretha Nydahl; Agneta Andersson; Clare Corish; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; oral nutritional supplements; dietitian; prescription; adherence; dietetic practice; nutrition therapy; malnutrition; Kostvetenskap; Food; Nutrition and Dietetics;

    Sammanfattning : The overall aim of this thesis was to increase knowledge and deepen understanding on prescription of and adherence to oral nutritional supplements (ONS). In Paper I, the reporting quality of interventions with ONS in publications of randomised controlled trials was explored. LÄS MER

  4. 8. Nutritional Screening of Older Adults : Risk Factors for and Consequences of Malnutrition

    Författare :Lisa Söderström; Leif Bergkvist; Eva Thors Adolfsson; Andreas Rosenblad; Anja Saletti; Elisabet Rothenberg; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Epidemiology; Malnutrition; Mortality; Older adults; Prevalence; Risk factors; Nutrition; Nutrition; Geriatrics; Geriatrik;

    Sammanfattning : Aims The overall aim of this thesis was to extend current knowledge about the prevalence of malnutrition, to identify possible risk factors for development of malnutrition, and to describe the consequences of malnutrition in relation to all-cause and cause-specific mortality among older adults admitted to hospital.Methods The prevalence of malnutrition was estimated in a cohort of 1771 older adults (≥65 years) who were admitted to a Swedish hospital during 2008–2009 (15 months) and screened for malnutrition using the Mini Nutritional Assessment (MNA) instrument. LÄS MER

  5. 9. Displaced Femoral Neck Fractures : A prospective randomized study of clinical outcome, nutrition and costs

    Författare :Torsten Johansson; Ola Wahlström; Karl-Göran Thorngren; Linköpings universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Arthroplasty; replacement; hip; adverse effects; economics; fracture fixation; internal; femoral neck fractures; surgery; ossification; heterotropic; etiology; nutritional support; Orthopaedics; Ortopedi;

    Sammanfattning : Displaced femoral neck fractures comprise more than a third of all hip fractures. There is controversy as to the optimal treatment. Despite attempts to improve the methods for internal fixation, complication rates have been almost unchanged: 20-40% non-union and late segmental collapse in another 10-20%. LÄS MER

  7. 10. Child nutrition in rural Nicaragua : Population-based studies in a transitional society

    Författare :Mariela Contreras; Eva-Charlotte Ekström; Anders Hjern; Christel Larsson; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :autonomy; education; feeding practices; food security; nutritional status; social support; Nutrition; Nutrition;

    Sammanfattning : Emerging favourable as well as unfavourable nutrition patterns are observed in societies undergoing rapid social and economic change. The aim of this thesis is to analyse the associations between household and maternal resources and infant and young child feeding habits and nutritional status in rural Nicaragua, a low-income transitional society. LÄS MER