The feasibility and acceptability of training volunteer mealtime assistants to help older acute hospital inpatients: the Southampton Mealtime Assistance Study.

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: To determine the feasibility and acceptability of using trained volunteers as mealtime assistants for older hospital inpatients. BACKGROUND: Poor nutrition among hospitalised older patients is common in many countries and associated with poor outcomes. Competing time pressures o...

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Main Authors: Roberts, H, De Wet, S, Porter, K, Rood, G, Diaper, N, Robison, J, Pilgrim, A, Elia, M, Jackson, A, Cooper, C, Aihie Sayer, A, Robinson, S
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2014