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First received: September 07, 2022

Clinical Trial: Assessment of DeMentia Nutrition Intervention Needs Among Care Recipients and carEgivers

Study Status: Completed

Recruit Status: RECRUITING

Condition: Dementia

Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL


Official Title: Assessment of DeMentia Nutrition Intervention Needs Among Care Recipients and carEgivers

Brief Summary: Nutrition is critical for disease prevention and brain health.Malnutrition and weight loss often affect persons with Alzheimer's dementia (PWD), worsening overall health and dementia.Informal caregivers (usually family members) perform many nutrition-related tasks as part of daily care such as food preparation and feeding.Limited research, however, suggests informal caregivers experience high rates of caregiver burden, malnutrition and low health literacy.More research is needed to uncover these and other…

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