The effect of Alzheimer's disease on nutrition in relation to taste, smell, and memory

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dc.contributor.authorHyland, Cheryl A.en
dc.contributor.committeechairKorslund, Mary K.en
dc.contributor.committeememberBellesky, K. T.en
dc.contributor.committeememberZarnick, Debra S.en
dc.contributor.departmentHuman Nutrition and Foodsen
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-14T21:27:06Zen
dc.date.adate2010-01-12en
dc.date.available2014-03-14T21:27:06Zen
dc.date.issued1992-09-19en
dc.date.rdate2010-01-12en
dc.date.sdate2010-01-12en
dc.description.abstractAlzheimer's disease (AD) kills about 120,000 adults each year (1), perhaps ranking as the fourth or fifth leading cause of death in the United States (2). Progressively through its three stages, AD patients demonstrate an inability to identify familiar smells, lose weight, and develop malnutrition. This study was undertaken to compare the ability of AD patients verses non-AD patients concerning food identification and its potential influence on food intake. Another objective of the study was to assess whether an improved AD patient/caregiver relationship could improve the probability that the AD patient will accept more food items as a result of an enhanced relationship with the caregiver. Ten food items were used in each testing. Each patient was given a list of four food items to pick from when smelling and/or tasting each test sample. A response was required, regardless of whether or not the food item was correctly identified. Three separate tests were conducted for each patient, each a week apart, by three different administrators with a different third of the control and experin1ental patients until each had tested all of them. The data showed that AD patients have lessened food identification skills when compared to non-AD patients. Patient caregivers were able to attain the best results in toto (70.8%); almost double the results from the nurse coordinator (33.3%) and the researcher (33.4%), thus supporting the theory that the closer the patient/caregiver relationship, the greater the probability that the patient will accept more food items.en
dc.description.degreeMaster of Scienceen
dc.format.extentvii, 38 leavesen
dc.format.mediumBTDen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.otheretd-01122010-020210en
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-01122010-020210/en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/40619en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.relation.haspartLD5655.V855_1992.H953.pdfen
dc.relation.isformatofOCLC# 27371161en
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subject.lccLD5655.V855 1992.H953en
dc.subject.lcshAlzheimer's diseaseen
dc.subject.lcshNutrition disorders in old ageen
dc.subject.lcshNutritionen
dc.titleThe effect of Alzheimer's disease on nutrition in relation to taste, smell, and memoryen
dc.typeThesisen
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten
thesis.degree.disciplineHuman Nutrition and Foodsen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.levelmastersen
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Scienceen

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