Dietary Challenges in the Population of Nursing Homes' Residents

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).

Conditions

• Nutritional Status
• Nutrient Deficiency
• Micronutrient Deficiency
• Vitamin D Deficiency
• Vitamin B 12 Deficiency
• Folic Acid Deficiency
• Iron-deficiency
• Protein Deficiency
• Sarcopenia
• Obesity
• Diet

Interventions

OTHER

Diagnostic Tests

Assessment of socio-demographic parameters, anthropometric and body composition parameters, food intake (dietary recalls, food propensity questionnaire) and nutritional status (blood biomarkers)

Sponsors & Collaborators

• National Institute of Public Health, Slovenia

  collaborator OTHER_GOV

• University Medical Centre Ljubljana

  collaborator OTHER

• Slovenian Research Agency

  collaborator OTHER

• Institute of Nutrition, Slovenia (Nutris)

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Živa Lavriša, PhD · Nutrition Institute, Ljubljana

• Igor Pravst, PhD · Nutrition Institute, Ljubljana

• Ivan Eržen, PhD · National Institute of Public Health, Slovenia

• Nadan Gregorič · University Medical Centre Ljubljana

Eligibility

Min Age

65 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2022-05-26

Primary Completion

2023-09-30

Completion

2023-12-31

Countries

• Slovenia

Study Locations