The effect of Zinc Supplementation on mood, anxiety and quality of life in the elderly of Kashan

Vice chancellor for research - Shahroud University of Medical Sciences0 个研究点目标入组 150 人开始时间: 待定最近更新: 2018年2月22日

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•The inclusion criteria for this study are: having full satisfaction to participate in this study; seniors 60 years and older; Iranian citizenship; the ability to speak Farsi and answer questions; not using Zinc Supplement; no cognitive impairment (for the elderly with literacy based on the MMSE questionnaire score 25 and more and for the illiterate elderly, based on the AMTS questionnaire, score 7 and more); lack of liver and intestinal diseases as well as the absence of known cases of depression and anxiety both of these are diagnosed by the doctor. People with serum zinc levels in them based on experiment within be normal range; in that sense people whose serum zinc level is higher or lower than normal range do not enter the study.The exclusion criteria for this study are: the lack of cooperation and refusal of the elderly to continue to participate in research; the consumption of zinc supplement in the control group during the course of 70 days of intervention; the occurrence of severe stress, such as hospitalization or death of relatives in both groups during the study.

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Vice chancellor for research - Shahroud University of Medical Sciences