Are community dwelling older adults receiving Meals on Wheels achieving dietary targets?

Not Applicable

• Conditions: utritional risk in the elderly; Impaired cognition in the elderly; Depression in the elderly; Nutritional risk in the elderly; Falls/Fractures in the elderly; Diet and Nutrition - Other diet and nutrition disorders

• Registration Number: ACTRN12612000986875
• Lead Sponsor: Dr Natalie Luscombe-Marsh

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2012-09-13
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: ot yet recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 45

Inclusion Criteria

1) Must be a new referrals to the 'MOW' service in South Australia
2) Must be ‘at risk’ from poor nutrition according to MOW(SA)Inc. criteria which are: staff/doctorcarer or client themselves percieves client as underweight/frail; has self-reported a reduced appetite or unintentional weight loss over the past year; or is unable to shop or prepare food for self.
3) Must be aged 75 years, or greater
4) Must have the cognitive capacity to consent to study, and complete study assessments, by themselves
5) Must have the functional capacity to complete all assessments

Exclusion Criteria

Elderly people who have been reffered to MOW but who have been identified by their GP or MOW assessment team, as having:
1) significant dementia, or short- or long-term memory loss,
2) significant depression,
3) too frail to complete all assessments

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified