Malnutrition in Older Adults: An Intervention Based on Medication Review and Individual Nutritional Plan
Status:
Not yet recruiting
Trial end date:
2023-07-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
The project "Nutrition and Medication management in home-dwelling older adults" consist of
two separate studies witch are described in the same study protocol. This is the second study
in this Project. The first study (cross sectional) is described separately; Identification:
2017/12883-1
Undernutrition is common in older adults. The causes are many and include drug therapy. Drug
side effects, as loss of appetite, nausea, or dry mouth, may contribute to malnutrition,
impaired health and loss of function.
In patients with malnutrition or at risk for malnutrition we will evaluate an intervention
consisting of:
- an "individual nutritional plan" with different measures aiming at improving nutritional
status.
- a systematic drug review.