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Improving Nutrition Knowledge and Dietary Habits Among Senior Citizens in Old Age Home: The Impact of Nutrition Education

Assessing the Impact of Nutrition Education on Knowledge, Attitudes, and Dietary Practices of Senior Citizens Residing in Old Age Home - NIL

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2024/10/075104
Enrollment
120
Registered
2024-10-10
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2024-10-14

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Intervention1: Nutrition Education Program for Senior Citizens at old age home: Focus on educating senior citizens at old age home about balanced diets, nutrient requirements for their age, food porti

Sponsors

Shreya Surendra Shriyan
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Elderly adults aged 60 and above living in the old age home. Elderly who are physically mobile and capable of conducting the interview. Voluntarily agrees to participate in the study.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Those elderly individuals who have any psychological issues. Elderly individuals who refuse to participate. Non-cooperative due to any reason.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Improvement in nutrition knowledge, attitudes, and dietary practices among senior citizens in old age home.Timepoint: Baseline Assessment with pre test involving KAP survey. Followed by an Awareness program for imparting nutrition education to the elderly participants of old age home. And a post test conducted 3 months later to evaluate changes in elderly and to ascertain comparison between the pre and post test.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
NILTimepoint: NIL

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Eileen Canday

Sir H. N. Reliance Foundation Hospital and Research Centre

ecanday@gmail.com9820203142

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026