Oral Health and Nutrition Integrated Care Model

NCT05013918 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: N202107030
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 39
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The purpose of this project is to propose an "Oral Health and Nutrition Integrated Service Model" for the long-term care system based on the establishment of the assessment tools for oral hygiene and health, swallowing ability, nutritional status and food texture. This service model will be as the reference for long-term care policy making. This project includes four aspects such as evaluation tools, professional training, community promotion and policy development which will be completed in 5 stages. In the first stage, we will search and review the domestic and international materials which are related with the tools for evaluating oral hygiene and health (oral health assessment tool, OHAT), swallowing ability (EAT-10, eating assessment tool; functional oral intake scale, FOIS), nutritional status (Taiwan version of mini nutritional assessment, MNA) and food texture (Taiwan food texture grading system). We will also inventory the resources of oral health and nutrition before importing to community. In the second stage, an expert meeting will be held to determine the evaluation tool and the teaching materials of the training courses. In the third stage, an institution (En Chu Kong Nursing Home) will be the filed area to establish the "Oral Health and Nutrition Integrated Service Model". At the same time, assistants and instructors will be trained for conducting the assessment of oral health and nutrition status in the institution. Then, the status of oral health, chewing ability and nutrition will be investigated in the institution. In the fourth stage, we will modified the materials of training programs based on the data from resources inventory for the community (Zhong-He District, for example: Li-Xing Village, De-Xing Village or Zheng-Xing Village). Furthermore, the training programs for assistants and instructors will be also held in the community during the fourth stage. In the fifth stage, based on the evaluation tools and the integrated service models, the practical suggestions will be provided for the long-term care service policy making and implementation.

Conditions

Deglutition Disorders

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (3)

• Oral hygiene and health

  OHAT (oral health assessment tool)

  at enrollment

• Swallowing ability

  EAT-10 (eating assessment tool); FOIS (functional oral intake scale)

  at enrollment

• Nutritional status

  MNA (mini nutritional assessment in Mandarin)

  at enrollment

Study Arms (1)

Hospitalized people in Nursing Home

Other: Observational study

Interventions

Observational study OTHER

No intervention

Hospitalized people in Nursing Home

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Hospitalized people in En Chu Kong Nursing Home (Taiwan)

You may qualify if:

• Hospitalized people in En Chu Kong Nursing Home (Taiwan)
• Consciousness with expressing ability

You may not qualify if:

• Unconscious
• Without expressing ability

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Taipei Medical University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Taipei Medical Universty

Taipei, Taiwan

Location

Related Publications (1)

• Chou KR, Huang MS, Chiu WC, Chen YH, Chen YY, Xiao Q, Yang SC. A comprehensive assessment of oral health, swallowing difficulty, and nutritional status in older nursing home residents. Sci Rep. 2023 Nov 14;13(1):19914. doi: 10.1038/s41598-023-47336-w.

  PMID: 37964096 DERIVED

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Deglutition Disorders

Interventions

Observation

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Esophageal Diseases; Gastrointestinal Diseases; Digestive System Diseases; Pharyngeal Diseases; Otorhinolaryngologic Diseases

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Methods; Investigative Techniques

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: CASE ONLY
• Time Perspective: PROSPECTIVE
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: August 17, 2021
• First Posted: August 19, 2021
• Study Start: September 1, 2021
• Primary Completion: December 31, 2021
• Study Completion: December 31, 2021
• Last Updated: April 12, 2023

Record last verified: 2021-08

Locations

TW (1)