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A team approach to health promotion of community elders: the microwave project
Patricia A Miller1, Jeffrey L Hedden, Lauren Argento
1Columbia University.
Abstract:
An occupational therapy program and an agency that addresses the needs of community elderly collaborated to resolve a problem of the homebound people who receive Meals-on-Wheels. Staff of the agency realized that many elders were unable to safely and comfortably reheat their delivered meals. Risk factors of malnutrition, bacterial infection, functional decline and reduced quality of life are the sequelae. To solve this complex problem, an interdisciplinary team formed to clarify the nature of the problem and implement a plan of action. The result is "The Microwave Project," designed to enhance nutrition and function of elderly people who are homebound.
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