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Evaluation of the Applicability of Personalized Tools About Nutrition Education for Malnourished Older People

Completed
Conditions
Malnutrition of Mild Degree
Interventions
Other: use of nutrition education tools
Registration Number
NCT03269500
Lead Sponsor
University Hospital, Bordeaux
Brief Summary

Describe the frequency of use of nutrition education tools for undernourished older people

Detailed Description

The description of the population will identify the characteristics of patients who use the tools and guide their use in patient care. To realize an impact assessment, It necessary to identify specific criteria for inclusion. It is important initially to assess the use of the nutritional tools. The assessment of performance (obstacles and understanding), will be used to improve tools to optimize their use.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
42
Inclusion Criteria
  • Subject of 75 years or more.
  • Hospitalized geriatric day hospital.
  • Living at home, within a radius of 40 km around the hospital Xavier Arnozan.
  • Subject or caregiver (s) read, understand and speak the french.
  • Undernutrition (criteria of the French high authority for health (HAS) 2007)
  • Agreed to participate in the study: compendium of the opposition
Exclusion Criteria
  • Subject not wishing to participate in the study,
  • MMSE (Mini Mental State Examination) < 20, without presence of a caregiver with no cognitive problems scoring.
  • Identified palliative care.
  • Presenting a contraindication to oral feeding.
  • Presence of supply of enteral or parenteral.
  • Presence with a diagnosis of severe psychiatric pathology.
  • Already participating in a study on undernutrition.
  • One against medical advice.

Study & Design

Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
malnourished older peopleuse of nutrition education toolsThe hospitalized elderly with swallowing and/or Mastication problems.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Frequency of use of the booklet and plateletsDay 14

number of use per week

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Assessment of quality of life scaleDay 1

Score of EQ-5D

Evaluation of the knowledge following the delivery of the toolsDay 14

Number of response "Yes" for 24 items about the tools

Instrumental Activities of Daily LivingDay 1

Score of Instrumental Activities of Daily Living

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Bordeaux University Hospital

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Pessac, France

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