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The Continuity of Nutritional Care Among Elderly Patients

NCT01584661 · Status: UNKNOWN · Type: OBSERVATIONAL

Last updated 2012-04-25

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Objectives:

1. To determine the level of compliance with nutritional recommendations (dietary and nutritional supplements) following discharge from hospitalization;
2. To identify barriers for post-discharge adherence to professional nutritional recommendations;
3. To determine the impact of adherence (high vs. low) to the nutritional treatment guidelines on functional and health indicators.

Working hypothesis:

High adherence to nutritional care after hospitalization will be associated with better functional and health outcomes.

Conditions

  • Continuity of Nutritional Care
  • Health Care Use
  • Nutritional Status

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Dietary recommendations

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

    collaborator OTHER

  • Bait Balev Hospital

    lead OTHER

Eligibility

Min Age
65 Years
Max Age
95 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2012-07-31
Primary Completion
2013-08-31

Countries

  • Israel

Study Locations

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