BMJ  2006;332 (20 May), doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7551.0-a

Family-style mealtimes are good for nursing home residents

Family-style mealtimes can help maintain quality of life, physical performance, and body weight of nursing home residents with chronic somatic diseases. Nijs and colleagues (p 1180) examined these outcomes for 178 residents (mean age 77 years) in five Dutch nursing homes in a cluster randomised trial. Residents randomised to the intervention took their meals in a family style for six months, whereas the control residents had their meals served individually. The differences between the two groups were significant for overall quality of life, fine motor function, and body weight.

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Effect of family style mealtimes on quality of life, physical performance, and body weight of nursing home residents: cluster randomised controlled trial

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