Utility of video consultation to improve the outcomes of home enteral nutrition in a population of frail older patients.

Paolo OrlandoniNikolina Jukic PeladicLiana SpazzafumoClaudia VenturiniClaudia ColaDebora SparvoliNatascia GiorginiRedenta BasileDonata Fagnani

Published in: Geriatrics & gerontology international (2015)

The present study provides evidence that a video consultation between home visiting staff and hospital physicians specialized in clinical nutrition during monthly home visits is associated with a reduction of metabolic complications in a population of frail older patients. Geriatr Gerontol Int 2015; ●●: ●●-●●.

Keyphrases

healthcare
palliative care
physical activity
primary care
type diabetes
risk factors
adipose tissue
skeletal muscle
drug induced
insulin resistance