Changes in health, nutritional, functional and mental status, hospitalisation and quality of life among community-living older people in Yogyakarta, Indonesia.

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ANZCTR

Registry ID

ACTRN12618000564257

Enrollment

343

Registered

2018-04-13

Start date

2018-04-14

Completion date

2023-04-03

Last updated

2018-06-11

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Conditions

None listed

Brief summary

The elderly population in Indonesia has increased significantly in the last few decades and this increase is likely to be followed by a higher prevalence of malnutrition. The increasing prevalence of malnutrition is a major concern as it brings many negative implications for the elderly and the health care system. A cross-sectional study conducted by our team in Indonesia showed that more than half (60%) of community-dwelling elderly people were malnourished and at risk of malnutrition. Furthermore, there was a significant proportion of older people who had mild to severe cognitive impairment (67%). Cognitive impairment and malnutrition were both strongly associated with impaired physical function. However, within the Indonesian population it is unclear how these parameters change over time and how they may affect physical function, health and quality of life of older people. Hence, this longitudinal project aims to investigate the changes in health, nutritional, functional and mental status, hospitalization and quality of life of community-living older people over 2.5 years. It is expected that the findings from this project will provide crucial evidence on the deleterious impact cognitive impairment and nutritional status among older people Indonesian.

Interventions

This research project represents follow-up of the project titled “Determinants of nutritional status among older people living in urban and rural area of Yogyakarta, Indonesia” which was approved by Medical and Health Research Ethics Committee, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Indonesia. Approval number: KE/FK/1177/EC/2015;Approval Date: 14 September 2015. This longitudinal project aims to investigate the changes in health, nutritional, functional and mental status, hospitalization and quality of life of community-living older people over 5 years. It is expected that the findings from this project will provide crucial evidence on the deleterious impact cognitive impairment and nutritional status among older people Indonesian. The research team will conduct similar survey every 2.5 years for next 5 years. The survey will involve interview using structured questionnaire, blood sample collection, anthropocentric and physical assessment.

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

65 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

1. Men and women aged greater or equal to 65 years. 2. Had been living in Yogyakarta for at least 1 year prior to the study. 3. Able to communicate with the investigator and understand the study protocol. 4. Involved in the preliminary study.

Exclusion criteria

Unable to comprehend study protocol or confirmed diagnosis of severe dementia by GP.

Outcome results