Malnutrition / undesired weight loss
Conditions
Interventions
Malnourished geriatric outpatients receive dietary treatment for twelve weeks
according to the guideline 'Malnutrition in geriatric patients'.
Sponsors
TweeSteden ziekenhuis
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to 99 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: - >= 65 years - receive treatment from a geriatrician at the outpatient clinic at the Elisabeth-TweeSteden hospital - malnourished according to the Short Nutritional Assessment Questionnaire (SNAQ ) and/or Body Mass Index (BMI).
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: - Mentally incompetent to consider participation in the research - If dietary treatment at the first consultation to the geriatrician is immediately necessary (geriatrician reviews this) - Terminal phase of life (death within 3 months to be expected) - Newly diagnosed malignancy or active cancer treatment (surgery, chemotherapy, radiotherapy) - Could not understand the Dutch language
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Weight changes in kilograms after 12 weeks. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| - BMI - Intake of energy (in calories) and protein (in grammes) after 12 weeks - Questionnaires ADL and IADL - Walking test over 4 meters - Hand squeeze strength test | — |
Countries
Netherlands
Outcome results
None listed