Nutritional Status and Quality of Life in Older Adults

Nutritional Status and Quality of Life in Older Hospitalised Adults

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT01627496

Acronym

NSQLOP

Enrollment

Registered

2012-06-25

Start date

2010-09-30

Completion date

2011-12-31

Last updated

2012-07-04

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Malnutrition

Keywords

malnutrition, elderly care, quality of life, hospital

Brief summary

The aim of this study is to determine the nutritional status, and factors affecting malnutrition in older people staying in hospitals. Objectives: * To recruit a sample of older people in hospital * To collect information on nutritional status, satisfaction with food-related life and experience with access to food in hospital. * To assess the staffing attitudes to nutritional care of the older adult * To undertake an audit of therapeutic ('special') diets served in hospitals, with respect to their nutritional adequacy and wastage * To investigate predictors and correlates of malnutrition within the hospital setting and compare these relationships with those previously identified in care homes and the community. * To make recommendations for practice to improve the nutritional status of hospitalised older adults.

Interventions

None listed

Study design

Observational model

COHORT

Time perspective

CROSS_SECTIONAL

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

75 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* Aged ≥ 75 years old * Male or female * Duration of stay is more than 24hrs * Able to eat normally * Able to read and write English * Able to be weighed standing or sitting OR accurate weight available since admission

Exclusion criteria

* Age below 75 years old * Newly admitted patient (less than 24hrs) * Certain medical conditions likely to affect digestion/ absorption of nutrients (researchers will assess) * Unable to provide informed written consent * Patients on gastric surgical wards or suffering from gastritis * Patients currently taking laxatives * Unable to be weighed and no measured weight available (self report weight is not adequate)

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Nutritional status	baseline	Using MNA
Satisfaction with food related quality of life	baseline	—
Dietary intake	baseline	3 x 24hr recalls

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Food Access in Hospital	baseline

Countries

United Kingdom

Outcome results