Food Intake and Blue Dishware in Residents Living With Dementia

University of Waterloo18 enrolled

Overview

Blue dishware was alternated with white dishware for lunch and dinner for residents living with dementia. Food consumption occurred in the home dining room and food was weighed before and after consumption to determine proportion consumed. Eating challenges were also noted. Within-participant comparisons were made to determine if food intake and eating challenges improved with the blue dishware condition.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Food Preferences Eating Behavior

Interventions

Blue dishwareOTHER

blue dishware is used for plates and bowls

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 65 YearsMax age: 100 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * living in a residential care environment with dementia * informed consent of POA and assent of person living with dementia Exclusion Criteria: * did not come to the dining room to eat * required eating assistance * did not live on the study unit

Locations (1)

Riverside Glen

Guelph, Ontario, Canada

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Precent of Food consumed of food served (grams consumed/grams provided)

gram weight of food intake as weighed on a calibrated scale

Time frame: 8 weeks

Secondary Outcomes

Percent of Meals with an Eating challenge based on an Eating challenges Checklist

change in eating challenges from a prespecified list

Time frame: 8 weeks

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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