Nutrition Nutritional, Metabolic, Endocrine
Conditions
Interventions
Patients will be randomly allocated to:
1. Intervention: a habit-based dietary intervention suitable for partially dentate older patients
2. Control: no intervention
Sponsors
Queen's University Belfast (UK)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Current inclusion criteria as of 18/03/2020:: 1. A minimum of six natural teeth in at least one jaw with missing natural teeth replaced with removable partial dentures or fixed prosthodontics 2. Patients over the age of 65 years 3. No medical complications which contraindicate routine dental treatment (e.g., unstable cngina; INR level> 4; high risk of infective endocarditis) 4. No evidence of dementia 5. Able to communicate in English 6. Sufficient level of literacy to read study materials and keep a food diary 7. No evidence of diabetes mellitus (Type 1, or Type 2) 8. No history of alcoholism 9. Free-living participant 10. No active treatment for psychiatric disorders 11. Did not follow a strict diet regime recommended by a physician in the prevention or treatment of disease Previous inclusion criteria: 1. A minimum of six natural teeth in at least one jaw with missing natural teeth replaced with removable partial dentures or fixed prosthodontics 2. Patients over the age of 65 years 3. No medical complications which contraindicate routine dental treatment (e.g., unstable Angina; INR level> 4; high risk of Infective Endocarditis) 4. No evidence of Dementia 5. Able to communicate in English 6. Sufficient level of literacy to read study materials and keep a food diary
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Current exclusion criteria as of 18/03/2020:: 1. Less than six natural teeth in at least one jaw 2. Patients under the age of 65 years 3. Medical complications which contraindicate routine dental treatment (e.g., unstable Angina; INR level> 4; high risk of infective endocarditis) 4. Evidence of dementia 5. Inability to communicate in English 6. Insufficient level of literacy to read study materials and keep a food diary 7. Evidence of diabetes mellitus (Type 1, or Type 2) 8. History of alcoholism 9. Not a free-living participant 10. Active treatment for psychiatric disorders 11. Followed a strict diet regime recommended by a physician in the prevention or treatment of disease Previous exclusion criteria: 1. Less than six natural teeth in at least one jaw 2. Patients under the age of 65 years 3. Medical complications which contraindicate routine dental treatment (e.g., unstable Angina; INR level> 4; high risk of Infective Endocarditis) 4. Evidence of Dementia 5. Inability to communicate in English 6. Insufficient level of literacy to read study materials and keep a food diary
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Self-reported automaticity for healthy food choices (habit-formation indicator) measured using 4-item Self-Report Habit Index (SRHI) on a scale of 1-7 | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Consumption of fruit and vegetables, wholegrains and proteins using validated food diaries 2. Food-related well-being using the validated self-report satisfaction with food-related life scale 3. Knowledge of diet-disease relationships and food preparation abilities (from validated General nutrition knowledge questionnaire [Parmenter & Wardle, 1999]; cooking and food abilities [McGowan et al. in press]) 4. Oral health-related Quality of Life using the validated short -form Oral Health Impact profile 5. Markers of nutritional status including haematological analysis of carotenoids, vitamin C, alkylresorcinols and iron, vitamin B12 and folate and the Mini Nutritional Assessment (MNA) | — |
Countries
Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Outcome results
None listed