Occupational Therapy and Registered Dietitian Services to Reduce Fall Risk Among Home Delivered Meal Clients

Description

The purpose of this study is to determine which of the following four service models is most effective for reducing fall risk among home-delivered meal clients: (1) meals alone, (2) meals + registered dietitian services, (3) meals + occupational therapy services, (4) meals + registered dietitian + occupational therapy services.

Conditions

Diet, Food and Nutrition, Accidental Falls, Cardiovascular Diseases, Diabetes, Debility, Frailty, Functional Disability

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Study overview

The purpose of this study is to determine which of the following four service models is most effective for reducing fall risk among home-delivered meal clients: (1) meals alone, (2) meals + registered dietitian services, (3) meals + occupational therapy services, (4) meals + registered dietitian + occupational therapy services.

Tailored Occupational Therapy and Registered Dietitian Services for Home-Delivered Meal Clients: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Occupational Therapy and Registered Dietitian Services to Reduce Fall Risk Among Home Delivered Meal Clients

Condition
Diet, Food and Nutrition
Intervention / Treatment

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Contacts and Locations

Columbus

LifeCare Alliance, Columbus, Ohio, United States, 43223

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

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Eligibility Criteria

  • * Eligible to receive meals according to LifeCare Alliance's standard in-take criteria (Over the age of 60; unable to safely and independently leave the home; does not have access to a caregiver who can prepare meals)
  • * Has a working freezer to store between 7-14 frozen meals/week
  • * Has a working microwave or oven to reheat meals
  • * Lives within LifeCare Alliance's 5-county service area
  • * Individuals already receiving home-delivered meals from LifeCare Alliance or other meal agency (within the past 40 days)
  • * Individuals residing in residential care or a skilled nursing facility
  • * Individuals whose dietary restrictions prohibit them from eating meals from LifeCare Alliance's frozen meal selection
  • * Individuals at home on hospice care
  • * Unable to independently answer LifeCare Alliance's in-take questions

Ages Eligible for Study

60 Years to

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Collaborators and Investigators

Ohio State University,

Study Record Dates

2027-07-31