| Autor: |
Lisa A. Juckett, Melica Nikahd, J. Madison Hyer, Jared N. Klaus, Melinda L. Rowe, Leah E. Bunck, Govind Hariharan |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2024 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
The Journal of Nutrition, Health and Aging, Vol 28, Iss 7, Pp 100283- (2024) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
1760-4788 |
| DOI: |
10.1016/j.jnha.2024.100283 |
| Popis: |
Objective: To examine the potential benefit of home-delivered meals for reducing frailty levels among community-dwelling older adults at risk for malnutrition. Design: A retrospective, single-group observational approach. Setting: One large home-delivered meal agency in the Midwest United States. Participants: 1090 community-dwelling older adults who received home-delivered meal services, funded through the Older Americans Act, between June 2020 and December 2021. Measurement: Frailty status was measured by the Home Care Frailty Scale (HCFS) which was routinely administered by agency staff to home-delivered meal clients as part of a quality improvement project. The HCFS was administered at the start of meal services, 3-months after meals began, and 6-months after meals began. Results: At baseline, 55.4% of clients were found to be at high risk for malnutrition. While there was a significant and consistent decline in HCFS throughout the follow-up period for both high and low nutritional risk groups, the reduction in frailty from baseline to 6-months was greater for the high nutritional risk group (Δ = −1.9; 95% CI: [−2.7, −1.1]; p |
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