Anorexia and Personality Traits in Elderly Individuals

Completed

• Conditions: Chronic Disease; Anorexia; Personality; Aging

• Registration Number: NCT05418270
• Lead Sponsor: Sultan Abdulhamid Han Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey

Brief Summary

The aim of this study is to evaluate the relationship between age-related anorexia and personality traits in elderly individuals with comorbidities.

Detailed Description

There is no study in the literature investigating the relationship between personality traits and age-related anorexia. The aim of this study is to evaluate the relationship between age-related anorexia and personality traits in elderly individuals with comorbidities.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2022-06-02
• Study First Submitted: 2022-06-09
• Study First Submitted QC: 2022-06-09
• Study First Posted: 2022-06-14
• Status Verified: 2022-08
• Primary Completion: 2022-08-01
• Study Completion: 2022-08-01
• Last Update Submitted: 2022-08-14
• Last Update Posted: 2022-08-16

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 310

Inclusion Criteria

• Being 65 years or older,
• Volunteering to participate in the study,
• Being conscious and not having communication problems,
• Having a Charlson comorbidity index of 1 or higher and/or a diagnosis of hypertension,
• Being fed orally.

Exclusion Criteria

• oropharyngeal dysphagia,
• Presence of neurological or muscular disease that prevents swallowing,
• Being fed by nasogastric tube, percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy or intravenous nutrition,
• Using drugs that affect appetite (corticosteroid, cancer chemotherapy digoxin, opioids, serotonin reuptake inhibitors, topiramate),
• Using appetizers (megestrol acetate, dronabinol, mirtazapine, growth hormone analogue),
• Having an active cancer disease,
• Major neuro-psychiatric disease (Alzheimer's, dementia, major depression, mania, psychosis, etc.),
• Presence of acute infection,
• Not having sufficient communication skills (Mini Mental Test score below 24 points).

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
relationship between anorexia and personality traits	1 week	relationship between anorexia and personality traits measured by Simplified Nutritional Appetite Questionnaire (SNAQ) and Five Factor Personality Inventory - Short Form scores

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Sultan Abdülhamid Training and Research Hospital; 🇹🇷 Üsküdar, İstanbul, Turkey