A Nutrition Care Model for Frailty Prevention in the Elderly Based on Design Thinking

Suh-Ching, Yang30 enrolled

Overview

This international multicenter study project. A physical function screening activity for the elderly will be held in the community centers. After screening out high-risk subjects for frailty, they will be guided to participate in motivational interviews. Design thinking is used to design product/service processes based on nutritional problems, and combined with the nutritional care process.

This project will first conduct a preliminary health screening using the "Integrated Elderly Care Screening Scale" to understand the physical function status of the subjects. If the screening results show that the group is at high risk of frailty, a one-on-one interview will be arranged to further understand their nutrition-related issues and needs. Through the compilation of interview data, a product or service process for nutrition education will be designed and incorporated into subsequent nutrition care. Participants will fill out questionnaires before and after nutrition education intervention to evaluate physiological functions and health behaviors. The physiological function assessment includes four aspects: chewing function, swallowing function, nutritional status and frailty. This procedure aims to understand the potential improvement effect of this care model on the physiological functions and daily health behaviors of the elderly, and compare it with the results of Settsu City, Osaka, Japan.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

Purpose

HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Malnutrition Elderly Sarcopenia in Elderly Frailty Syndrome

Interventions

nutrition educationOTHER

Nutrition education course design will be based on interview results with subjects with high risk of frailty.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 65 YearsMax age: 100 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Elderly people aged 65 and above with nutrition-related risks were screened by the ICOPE (Integrated Care for Older People) scale, that is, those with abnormalities in cognition, mobility, malnutrition, depression, etc., and were defined as high-risk elderly people. Exclusion Criteria: * Those who cannot eat independently, such as those who rely on nasogastric tubes for feeding. * Those who cannot express their opinions independently.

Locations (1)

Dingshuo Village Residential Center

New Taipei City, Wanhua District, Taiwan

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Chewing function

Chewing function will be assessed using a chewing status question adapted from the Japanese National Health and Nutrition Survey. Higher scores indicate better chewing ability.