Nutrition in the elderly
Conditions
Interventions
Study Setting: two Divisional Secretariat Divisions (DS) in Colombo District. This is a quasi-experimental study.
Study duration: three months.
Intervention group: Elderly with under nutrition in Mo
Sponsors
Department of Public Health, Faculty Of Medicine. Kotelawela Defence University, Sri Lanka
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Males and females aged 60 years and above 2. Residing in their area for more than 3 months 3. Undernutrition as determined by the presence of one or more of the following criteria • BMI value less than 18.5 KgM-2 OR • Body fat percentage less than 26% in females and less than 14% in males (Gallagher et al., 2000) OR • Body muscle percentage less than 26.6 % in females and less than 34.4% in males (Tichet et al., 2008) but, fat percentage within normal range. Measurements by portable Body composition analyzer (Omron, HBF- 212, Japan) 4. Able to communicate well in Sinhala.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Elderly with Cognitive impairment (assessed using Mini Mental state Examination (MME). A score below 24 will be considered as cognitively impaired) 2. Elderly residing in elderly homes or day care centers
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Improvement of the Dietary Diversity of the dietary pattern among the participants. This will be assessed by using a 24-hour dietary recall method and assessed using a score. The dietary diversity score has been used as a proxy indicator of nutrition adequacy of rural elderly people in Sri Lanka (Rathnayake et al, 2012) [Time point: At baseline, at two weeks after the complete implementation of the intervention package, and at 3 months after the complete implementation of the intervention package ] | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Improvement of the Food Variety and Dietary Serving of the Dietary pattern among the participants. This will be assessed by using a 24-hour dietary recall method and assessed using a score. The dietary diversity score has been used as a proxy indicator of nutrition adequacy of rural elderly people in Sri Lanka (Rathnayake et al, 2012) [Time point: At baseline, at two weeks after the complete implementation of the intervention package, and at 3 months after the complete implementation of the intervention package to determine the sustainability of the intervention. ] | — |
Countries
Sri Lanka
Contacts
Public ContactDr. K.D.S.C.Vijewardane
Registrar in Community Medicine
Outcome results
None listed