Publications by authors named "Karin Damkjaer"
The purpose was to test the hypothesis that a multifaceted 11 weeks randomized controlled intervention would have a significant influence of functional abilities in old nursing home residents. Participants were 121 old (>65 years) residents in seven Danish nursing homes. The intervention consisted of nutrition (chocolate, homemade oral supplements), group exercise (moderate intensity) and oral care.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground And Aims: Lack of compliance on the part of old participants has been reported in several randomised nutritional intervention studies. However, lack of compliance by staff may also have a significant impact on the effect of interventions. The aim of this paper is to test the hypothesis that, in an intervention study with focus on nutrition, exercise and oral care in old nursing home residents, lack of compliance by staff rather than residents is the major problem.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: We tested the hypothesis that a multifaceted 11-wk intervention comprising nutrition, group exercise, and oral care would have a significant influence on nutrition and function in elderly (>or=65 y) nursing-home residents.
Methods: The study was an 11-wk randomized controlled intervention study with nutrition (chocolate and homemade oral supplements), group exercise twice a week (45-60 min, moderate intensity), and oral care intervention one to two times a week, with the aim of improving nutritional status and function in elderly nursing-home residents. A follow-up visit was made 4 mo after the end of the intervention.
Introduction: An increasing number of elderly remain in their own homes longer. The purpose of this study was to assess the care requirements of elderly in nursing homes.
Materials And Methods: A total of 441 nursing home residents from 11 Danish nursing homes were assessed by means of Minimum Data Set (MDS).