A path analysis on the direct and indirect effects of the unit environment on eating dependence among cognitively impaired nursing home residents

• Main Authors: Alvisa Palese (Author), Luca Grassetti (Author), Valentina Bressan (Author), Alessandro Decaro (Author), Tea Kasa (Author), Melania Longobardi (Author), Mark Hayter (Author), Roger Watson (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background This study aims to estimate the direct and indirect effects of the unit environment alongside individual and nursing care variables on eating dependence among residents who are cognitively impaired and living in a nursing home. Method A multicentre observational study was carried...