Topic: Ageing
Conditions
Interventions
Trained volunteers offer mealtime assistance on weekdays on intervention wards in five departments of one acute hospital
Sponsors
Southampton University Hospitals NHS Trust (UK)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Inpatients aged 70 years and over admitted to study wards Target Gender: Male & Female ; Lower Age Limit 70 years
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients who have active bowel pathology 2. Patients who have undergone bowel surgery during their admission 3. Patients whose primary reason for admission is related to bowel pathology 4. Patients who are being artificially fed (either enterally or parenterally) 5. Patients in the terminal phase of illness
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Feasibility and acceptability of involving trained volunteers; Timepoint(s): end of study | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Not provided at time of registration | — |
Countries
United Kingdom
Outcome results
None listed