Nutritional Intake of "Finger-food" on Elderly People in Seniors's Resident
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Nutritive Value
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Departemental Vendee
- Enrollment
- 47
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Quantitative Measure of Ingesta
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- last year
Overview
Brief Summary
The undernourishment and the prevention of its risk at the elderly person in seniors's resident represent a major issue in public health. The diagnosis of undernourishment and its risk are systematically recommended in these structures where the nutrition of these people is a problem because often inappropriate for their capacities of prehension and consequently for their nutritional needs. One of the solutions to remedy can be found in the " finger-food ".
The study FIFO ("Finger-Food") suggests verifying the hypothesis which the finger-food would allow to increase the nutritional intake of the resident who have disorders of the prehension and\or requiring a nutritional stimulation and\or require an help to the preparation of the meal.
Investigators
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •Residents institutionalized in seniors's resident for 3 months at least
- •Residents in disability to feed single-handedly because of cognitive and/or physical disorders
- •Having at least use of a hand
- •Do not opposing the participation in the study or information and not opposition of the family / close to confidence / legal guardian in case of resident in incapacity to understand (senility, insanity)
Exclusion Criteria
- •Confined to bed
- •Specific diets (without residue, allergen, ...)
- •Enteral nutrition
- •Absence motricity of 2 hands
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Quantitative Measure of Ingesta
Time Frame: Monthly: From date of finger-food's implementation until the date of the end of the study (assessed up to 6 months)
Quantitative measure of ingesta (calorie and protein intake)