The principal aim of this interventional, multicentre study is to compare the impact of a follow-up by monthly telephone dietetic consultations, started 3 months after discharge from hospital, for a period of 3 months, on the energy intake in patients elderly people recently hospitalized for Coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19), Coronavirus disease Positive group "Covid (+)", or not, Coronavirus disease Negative group"Covid (-)". The main outcome measure is to compare the total energy intake at 6 months, after 3 months of dietary consultations, between Coronavirus disease Positive group "Covid (+)" and Coronavirus disease negative group "Covid (-)".
This study consists of nutritional monitoring after hospitalization, carried out by dieticians. Consultations are done remotely, by phone only. Eligible subjects are included, either upon discharge from hospital or within 3 months (at the latest) following their hospitalization. 135 subjects will be included, 50% will be included in Coronavirus disease Positive group "Covid (+)" and 50% in the Coronavirus desease negative group "Covid (-)" . The following data will be collected * At Inclusion (D0): Average length of hospital stay, medical diagnoses, severity of hospital stay, autonomy and dependency scores, albumin and body mass index (BMI). * At M3, M4, M5 and M6: Dietary monitoring data, patient's vital status and dependency scores.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
34
Post-hospitalization nutritional monitoring, carried out by dieticians from Saveurs \& Vie. Consultations are done remotely, by phone only. Dietitians have gained experience in home nutritional monitoring of elderly people over the phone during the first wave of Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) .
Geriatric Department, Bichat, Beaujon and Bretonneau hospitals
Paris, IIe-de-France, France
Comparison of total energy requirements, after 3 months of dietary consultations, between Covid (+) and Covid (-) groups.
A 30 to 40 minute telephone survey by a dietitian, with: * the reminder of food intake over 24 hours, estimation of the weight of each food and quantification in kcal / day and grams of protein / day. * This assessment of food intake will be followed by nutritional advice adapted to the severity of undernutrition, spontaneous food intake, the subject's tastes and dislikes, and the possibilities of preparing the necessary dishes and textures.
Time frame: 6 months
Assessment of the degree of patient dependence according "Index of Independence in Activities of Daily Living" KATZ scale
This is a measurement of the subject's ability to perform activities of daily living independently without including minimum and maximum values
Time frame: At inclusion
Assessment of patient's level of dependence through an appreciation of instrumental activities of daily living according Lawton scale
Assessment of older people: Self-maintaining and instrumental activities of daily living without including minimum and maximum values
Time frame: At inclusion
Comparison of weight variation by measuring the Body Mass Index (BMI)
Time frame: 6 months
This platform is for informational purposes only and does not constitute medical advice. Always consult a qualified healthcare professional.