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Travis Pettit
Malnutrition and Medication Management
McMurray Hills Manor

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 MALNUTRITION Forgetfulness

“Malnutrition in Alzheimer’s Disease, Dementia with

Lewy Bodies, and Frontotemporal Lobar Degeneration:
Comparison Using Serum Albumin, Total Protein, and
Hemoglobin Level”

“Menu Planning in Residential Aged Care—The

Loss of
Level of Choice and Quality of Planning of Meals
Appetite Available to Residents.”

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 MEDICATION “Managing Medications in
MANAGEMENT Clinically Complex Elders”

Complexity

INCREASED
HOSPITALIZATIONS
"Reductions in Medication‐Related
Hospitalizations in Older Adults with
Medication Management”

“Medication
Non-adherence
Non-Adherence”

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Works Cited
Abbey, Karen L., Olivia R. L. Wright, and Sandra Capra. “Menu Planning in Residential Aged
Care—The Level of Choice and Quality of Planning of Meals Available to Residents.” Nutrients
7.9 (2015): 7580–7592. PMC. Web. 20 Sept. 2018.
Hughes, Carmel M. “Medication Non-Adherence in the Elderly.” SpringerLink, Humana Press, 31
Aug. 2012, rdcu.be/7iE1.
Koyama, Asuka et al. “Malnutrition in Alzheimer’s Disease, Dementia with Lewy Bodies, and
Frontotemporal Lobar Degeneration: Comparison Using Serum Albumin, Total Protein, and
Hemoglobin Level.” Ed. Lisa Chakrabarti. PLoS ONE 11.6 (2016): e0157053. PMC. Web. 20
Sept. 2018.
Pellegrin, Karen L., et al. "Reductions in Medication‐Related Hospitalizations in Older Adults with
Medication Management by Hospital and Community Pharmacists: A Quasi‐Experimental
Study." Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, vol. 65, no. 1, 2017, pp. 212-219.
Steinman, Michael A. “Managing Medications in Clinically Complex Elders.” JAMA, American
Medical Association, 13 Oct. 2010, jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/186685.
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