Christina Lengyel

TL;DR: Findings indicate that interventions focused on pureed food, restorative dining, eating assistance, and person-centered care practices may support improved food intake and should be the target for further research.

TL;DR: It is recommended that high quality studies be conducted to demonstrate the value of mealtime interventions for improving nutritional health and quality of life of residents and that intervention research needs to be based on a conceptual framework grounded in current evidence.

TL;DR: The protocol used to examine determinants of food and fluid intake among older adults participating in the Making the Most of Mealtimes (M3) study is fully described to consider important modifiable factors associated with poor food intake of residents in LTC.

TL;DR: A review of existing research on aging women's body image issues can be found in this paper, where the authors explored existing research and found that women are confronted with the impossible task of trying to defy the natural process of aging through fashion, cosmetics, selective surgeries, and personal food choices.

TL;DR: Hierarchical regression analysis revealed that fluid intake was negatively associated with increased age, cognitive impairment, eating challenges and increased dining room staffing, while being male and requiring more physical assistance were positively associated with intake.