The aim of this study is to examine two implementation strategies (external facilitation and educational outreach visit) when introducing nutritional guidelines in the elderly care setting and to evaluate the results of the implementation by clinical outcome measures of the nursing home residents. The hypothesis is that the residents affected by the external facilitation strategy will stay stable in the measured clinical outcomes, while the residents influenced by the educational outreach visit will deteriorate during the implementation process.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
101
Uppsala University
Uppsala, Uppsala County, Sweden
Nutritional status
Nutritional status is assessed with the Mini Nutritional Assessment-Short Form tool
Time frame: 2 years
Functional status
Functional status is assessed with ADL (Activities in Daily Living) Barthel index.
Time frame: 2 years
Cognitive status
Cognitive status is assessed with Short Portable Mental Status Questionnaire (SPMSQ).
Time frame: 2 years
Health-related Quality of Life
Health-related Quality of Life is assessed with EQ-5D.
Time frame: 2 years
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