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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