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. 2019 Sep 10;19:250. doi: 10.1186/s12877-019-1270-4

Table 2.

Superordinate themes with sub-themes

Responsibility to care Practice restrained by policy In it together Improving nutritional care

• Care is a constant

• Dealing with dementia as a GP

• Monitoring and auditing

• Promoting an active role

• Responsibilities and measures

• Role of the district nurse

• The attributes you need to care for someone with dementia

• The extended role of health professionals

• The role of carers

• The role of the social worker

• Time is limited

• The value and disvalue of other support services

• Tensions and frustrations

• Resource Policy and Care Provision Models

• Power removed

• Assessments and Care Plans

• A happy social environment can’t be measured

• Family carers need as much support

• How care workers can support

• Male carers cope better than females

• Nutritional care is everyone’s responsibility

• Togetherness

• We are all in it together

• Working with family caregivers

• Worry and concerns involved with nutritional care

• Taking a problem-solving approach

• Opportunities for improvement

• Meal delivery is not enough

• Malnutrition management

• Making it better

• Generational changes in nutritional knowledge

• Awareness vs. knowledge