Obesity and Nursing Home Care in the United States: A Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES:Obesity is increasing among people residing in nursing homes, and resident obesity substantially affects services needed, equipment and facilities provided, and morbidity in this setting. The purpose of this article is to describe the scope and depth of evidence regarding the impact of obesity among nursing home residents in the United States. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS:A systematic literature review was performed in PubMed, EMBASE, CINAHL, and Web of Science databases as well as additional hand-searched documents. Included articles were published from 1997 to March 2017. The characteristics and content of the included articles were systematically reviewed and reported. RESULTS:Twenty-eight studies met inclusion criteria for review. The median study size was 636

SUBMITTER: Harris JA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6524472 | biostudies-literature | 2019 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature