Effects of a Texture-Modified, Enriched, and Reshaped Diet on Dietary Intake and Body Weight of Nursing Home Residents with Chewing and/or Swallowing Problems: An Enable Study

Ott A, Senger M, Lötzbeyer T, Gefeller O, Sieber C, Volkert D (2019)

Publication Type: Journal article

Publication year: 2019

Journal

Journal of Nutrition in Gerontology and Geriatrics Taylor & Francis (Routledge)

DOI: 10.1080/21551197.2019.1628158

Abstract

This proof-of-concept study investigated the effects of an innovative nutrition concept, comprising texture modification, enrichment, and reshaping, on dietary intake and nutritional status of 16 nursing home residents with chewing and/or swallowing problems (mean age 86.5 ± 7.4 years) in a pre-test post-test design. During 6 weeks with usual texture-modified diet (P1) energy and protein intake were constant. After the implementation of the innovative diet, daily energy intake increased by 204.2 (median) [interquartile range 95.8–444.4] kcal (P = 0.011), and protein intake by 18.3 [9.9–26.3] g (P < 0.001) and remained constant during the following 6 weeks (P2). Body weight decreased during P1 (–0.5 [–1.4 to 0.2] kg), and increased during P2 (+1.1 [0.0 to 1.7] kg, P = 0.004). The present nutrition concept turned out to be a promising strategy for nutritional management of chewing and/or swallowing problems, however, the effects need to be confirmed in larger studies.

Authors with CRIS profile

Angela Ott Professur für Klinische Ernährung im Alter Olaf Gefeller Lehrstuhl für Biometrie und Epidemiologie Cornel Sieber Lehrstuhl für Innere Medizin (Geriatrie) Dorothee Volkert Professur für Klinische Ernährung im Alter

Involved external institutions

Hochschule Weihenstephan-Triesdorf DE Germany (DE)

How to cite

APA:

Ott, A., Senger, M., Lötzbeyer, T., Gefeller, O., Sieber, C., & Volkert, D. (2019). Effects of a Texture-Modified, Enriched, and Reshaped Diet on Dietary Intake and Body Weight of Nursing Home Residents with Chewing and/or Swallowing Problems: An Enable Study. Journal of Nutrition in Gerontology and Geriatrics. https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/21551197.2019.1628158

MLA:

Ott, Angela, et al. "Effects of a Texture-Modified, Enriched, and Reshaped Diet on Dietary Intake and Body Weight of Nursing Home Residents with Chewing and/or Swallowing Problems: An Enable Study." Journal of Nutrition in Gerontology and Geriatrics (2019).

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