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Dietary Challenges in the Population of Nursing Homes' Residents

Slovenia300 participantsStarted 2022-05-26

Plain-language summary

To obtain up-to-date data on nutritional status of older adults, a national dietary survey will be conducted in 2022/2023, providing data on the consumption of foods and enabling the assessment intakes of energy and specific nutrients. Participating subjects will be also screened for micronutrient status using blood biomarkers (focusing into vitamin D, folic acid, vitamin B12, and iron).

Who can participate

Age range65 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * Age 65 years or older * Has been in the elderly care institution (nursing home) for at least 3 months before joining the study * Care category: I., II., III.A * The person can feed independently or with minimal help * Agrees to be included in the study (signed a statement of consent) Exclusion Criteria: * The person has an acute illness * The person is a dialysis patient * Temporary special diet / fasting / gastrointestinal cleansing (i.e. due to (pre)planned examinations / procedures) * The person cannot be weighted by the usual weighing scale or chair weighing scale * Protégé of the day care center * Located in the red zone of the elderly care institution (nursing home) (COVID-19 measures)

What they're measuring

Assessment of protein intake

Timeframe: 1 year

Assessment of energy intake

Timeframe: 1 year

Trial details

NCT IDNCT05389618

SponsorInstitute of Nutrition, Slovenia (Nutris)

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeOBSERVATIONAL

Primary completion2023-09-30

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