Effect of individually tailored nutritional counseling on frailty status in older adults with protein-energy malnutrition or risk of it: an intervention study among home care clients
Individually tailored nutritional counseling reduces the prevalence of frailty among vulnerable home care clients with PEM or its risk. In the nutritional treatment of frailty, adequate intake of protein and energy should be a cornerstone of treatment.
Authors
- Miia Tiihonen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5069-5045)
- Irma Nykänen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3659-4301)
- Sirpa A. Hartikainen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4714-455X)
- Tarja Kaipainen
Institutions
- University of Eastern Finland (FI)
Publication Details
- Journal
- European Journal of Clinical Nutrition
- Published
- 2024-11-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s41430-024-01547-0
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Nutrition and Health in Aging
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.65
Funders
- Itä-Suomen Yliopisto
- Kuopion Yliopistollinen Sairaala