Assessment of nutritional status and effectiveness of Individualized Intervention Package for improving undernutrition among the elderly population residing in selected areas in rural Puducherry – a mixed method study

After obtaining consent from Institute Research Committee (IRC) and Institute Ethical Committee (IHEC), the assessment of Nutritional status in Geriatric population of the selected village is done with MNA (Mini Nutritional Assessment) tool. Also, the factors contributing for the undernutrition is also assessed. Based on the inference got from the survey, the under nourished population is divided into two groups by block Randomization. One group is given traditional health education and the other group is given with Individual Intervention Package which is formulated by assessing various domains that contributes to under nutrition like Dependency, Socio-economic status, Diseases & Disabilities, Diet pattern, Eating habits, Life style & Physical activity. Post intervention the nutritional status is assessed on 3rd month. Finally, both the groups are compared to assess the improvement in nutritional status. In the intervention group by In Depth Interview (IDI) the facilitating & barriers of adherence to individualized intervention package for improving undernutrition is assessed.