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Adequate nutrition is essential to maintain physical and emotional health, particularly when one is hospitalized and trying to heal from a sickness or injury. Mealtime challenges can be very frustrating for providers in medical rehabilitation settings. This chapter will highlight the importance of proper nutrition and discuss some common reasons for mealtime challenges, as well as tools to evaluate the problem, and evidence-based interventions along with how to monitor interventions. The objective of this chapter is to familiarize the reader with guidelines available to successfully assist the patient in maintaining their nutritional status while fostering quality mealtime experiences within the medical rehabilitation setting.
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Phaneuf, G. (2017). Mealtime Challenges. In: Budd, M., Hough, S., Wegener, S., Stiers, W. (eds) Practical Psychology in Medical Rehabilitation. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-34034-0_37
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