TY - JOUR
T1 - Building a scientific base for nutrition care of Hispanic nursing home residents.
AU - Evans, Bronwynne
AU - Crogan, Neva L.
N1 - Funding Information:
Funding for the quantitative study was supplied by the National Institutes of Health/National Institute of Nursing Research Grant 1 R15 NR008382-01A1.
PY - 2006
Y1 - 2006
N2 - By 2030, one-quarter of the U.S. Hispanic population will be aged 80 or over. At least 4.5 million of them will require long-term care, most probably in nursing homes. Although Hispanic families traditionally care for elders at home despite their declining cognitive and physical function, family ability to provide such care is eroding due to acculturation, increasing the likelihood of nursing home admission. A synthesis of two studies (findings from a focus group and a Hispanic data subset from a federally funded grant) found that Hispanic nursing home resident food intake could be improved by traditional entrées, appealing presentations, and flour tortillas from a supplier recommended by Mexican American families. There were no statistically significant differences between Anglo and Hispanic residents on study variables, but results suggest that there may be clinically meaningful differences among such residents on Mini Mental State Examination scores, prealbumin results, the Geriatric Depression Scale, and the Katz Activities of Daily Living that call for further investigation.
AB - By 2030, one-quarter of the U.S. Hispanic population will be aged 80 or over. At least 4.5 million of them will require long-term care, most probably in nursing homes. Although Hispanic families traditionally care for elders at home despite their declining cognitive and physical function, family ability to provide such care is eroding due to acculturation, increasing the likelihood of nursing home admission. A synthesis of two studies (findings from a focus group and a Hispanic data subset from a federally funded grant) found that Hispanic nursing home resident food intake could be improved by traditional entrées, appealing presentations, and flour tortillas from a supplier recommended by Mexican American families. There were no statistically significant differences between Anglo and Hispanic residents on study variables, but results suggest that there may be clinically meaningful differences among such residents on Mini Mental State Examination scores, prealbumin results, the Geriatric Depression Scale, and the Katz Activities of Daily Living that call for further investigation.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.gerinurse.2006.08.006
DO - 10.1016/j.gerinurse.2006.08.006
M3 - Article
C2 - 17083203
AN - SCOPUS:38349147152
SN - 0197-4572
VL - 27
SP - 273
EP - 279
JO - Geriatric nursing (New York, N.Y.)
JF - Geriatric nursing (New York, N.Y.)
IS - 5
ER -