An Innovative Rehabilitating Meals-on-wheels Service for Frail Old People

University of Copenhagen76 enrolled

Overview

The aim of the project is to assess the beneficial effect of offering frail old people a targeted meals-on-wheels service in 8 weeks in a randomized controlled trial

The aim of the project is to assess the beneficial effect of offering frail old people a targeted meals-on-wheels service in 8 weeks in a randomized controlled trial. The target group is, respectively old people discharged from an hospital stay, old people referred for exercise rehabilitation in the municipality and old people already receiving meals-on-wheels

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Undernutrition Rehabilitation

Interventions

rehabilitating meals-on-wheels serviceOTHER

the meals-on-wheels service will be specifically targeted for old people discharged from hospital, receiving exercise rehabilitation in the municipality or already receiving meals-on-wheels

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 65 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * 65+ year, * able to speak and understand Danish. * has accepted to participate * Is discharged from hospital, or * is referred to exercise rehabilitation in the municipality or * is receiving meals-on-wheels Exclusion Criteria: * terminal disease, * living in a nursing home, * receives a specific diet (e.g. diabetes, dysphagia, vegetarian or vegan)

Locations (1)

Municipality of Albertslund

Albertslund, Denmark

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

EuroQoL (EQ-5D-5l)

(EQ-5D-3L) is a standardized instrument for use as a measure of health outcome. The EQ-5D-5L descriptive system comprises the following 5 dimensions (5D): mobility, self-care, usual activities, pain/discomfort and anxiety/depression. Each dimension has 5 levels (5L): from no problems (1 point), to extreme problems (5 points).

Time frame: change after 8 weeks

readmissions

measuring prevalence of hospital admissions within 30 days

Time frame: after 30 days

protein intake

assessment of dietary intake of protein by means of a 24 hour recall

Time frame: change after 8 weeks

Secondary Outcomes

physical function

30-seconds chair stand

Time frame: change after 8 weeks

Satisfaction with food-related quality of life questionnaire (SWFL)

SWFL consist of five items that can be measured independently, or grouped into a single dimension. The participants evaluate their degree of agreement, with five statements of answer possibilities (from disagree completely to agree completely), and a higher level means a better SWFL score.

Time frame: change after 8 weeks

Food related functional ability questionnaire (scale)

Food-related functional ability is assessed based on questions of ability (or inability) to handle shopping, table coverage, cooking, heating and eating, as well as being able to chew and swallow food without problems and to see, hear, smell and taste food. There are four response categories from 'yes, effortlessly' to 'no, not at all'. In addition, six questions regarding the extent to which the participant can master daily chores regarding today's main meals. There are five response categories from "" can not at all "to" to very much ".

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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