Leveraging emergency department visits to connect older adults at risk for malnutrition and food insecurity to community resources: design and protocol development for the BRIDGE study

Leveraging emergency department visits to connect older adults at risk for malnutrition and food insecurity to community resources: design and protocol development for the BRIDGE study

Abstract Background Malnutrition is a complex and costly condition that is common among older adults in the United States (US), with up to half at risk for malnutrition. Malnutrition is associated with several non-medical (i.e., social) factors, including food insecurity. Being at risk for both maln...

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Main Authors: Andrea M. Morris, Jessa K. Engelberg Anderson, Brenda Schmitthenner, Aileen F. Aylward, Rayad B. Shams, Karen Hurka-Richardson, Timothy F. Platts-Mills
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-03-01
Series:Pilot and Feasibility Studies
Subjects:
Geriatrics
Emergency medicine
Malnutrition
Food assistance
Home care services
Social determinants of health
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40814-020-00576-3

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