Anorexia and Personality Traits in Elderly Individuals

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT05418270

Acronym

APETI

Enrollment

310

Registered

2022-06-14

Start date

2022-06-02

Completion date

2022-08-01

Last updated

2022-08-16

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Conditions

Aging, Anorexia, Chronic Disease, Personality

Keywords

anorexia, personality, aging, Chronic Disease

Brief summary

The aim of this study is to evaluate the relationship between age-related anorexia and personality traits in elderly individuals with comorbidities.

Detailed description

There is no study in the literature investigating the relationship between personality traits and age-related anorexia. The aim of this study is to evaluate the relationship between age-related anorexia and personality traits in elderly individuals with comorbidities.

Interventions

None listed

Study design

Observational model

COHORT

Time perspective

CROSS_SECTIONAL

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

65 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Being 65 years or older, * Volunteering to participate in the study, * Being conscious and not having communication problems, * Having a Charlson comorbidity index of 1 or higher and/or a diagnosis of hypertension, * Being fed orally.

Exclusion criteria

* oropharyngeal dysphagia, * Presence of neurological or muscular disease that prevents swallowing, * Being fed by nasogastric tube, percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy or intravenous nutrition, * Using drugs that affect appetite (corticosteroid, cancer chemotherapy digoxin, opioids, serotonin reuptake inhibitors, topiramate), * Using appetizers (megestrol acetate, dronabinol, mirtazapine, growth hormone analogue), * Having an active cancer disease, * Major neuro-psychiatric disease (Alzheimer's, dementia, major depression, mania, psychosis, etc.), * Presence of acute infection, * Not having sufficient communication skills (Mini Mental Test score below 24 points).

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
relationship between anorexia and personality traits	1 week	relationship between anorexia and personality traits measured by Simplified Nutritional Appetite Questionnaire (SNAQ) and Five Factor Personality Inventory - Short Form scores

Countries

Turkey (Türkiye)

Outcome results