| Literature DB >> 12494008 |
Sherry Robinson1, Dee Clump, Tina Weitzel, Lisa Henderson, Kathy Lee, Cathy Schwartz, Peggy Egizii, Lynne Metz.
Abstract
A common problem among older hospitalized patients is inadequate nutritional intake. The Memorial Meal Mates project was developed to address this problem. College-aged volunteers were provided a 3-hour in-service taught by an interdisciplinary team. During a 2-month period, the Memorial Meal Mates fed 34 patients, who were compared with 34 other patients fed by nursing staff. The mean intake of the Meal Mates group was 58.88%, compared with the mean intake of the control group of 32.45%. Patients fed by the volunteers nearly doubled their intake over those fed by nursing staff.Entities:
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Year: 2002 PMID： 12494008 DOI： 10.1067/mgn.2002.130279
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Geriatr Nurs ISSN： 0197-4572 Impact factor: 2.361