Effect of family style mealtimes on quality of life, physical performance, and body weight of nursing home residents: cluster randomised controlled trial

doi:10.1136/bmj.38825.401181.7C

BMJ, doi: 10.1136/bmj.38825.401181.7C, (Published 5 May 2006)

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Effect of family style mealtimes on quality of life, physical performance, and body weight of nursing home residents: cluster randomised controlled trial

Kristel A N D Nijs ¹^*, Cees de Graaf ¹, Frans J Kok ¹, Wija A van Staveren ¹

¹ Wageningen University, Division of Human Nutrition, PO Box 8129, 6700 EV Wageningen, Netherlands

^* Correspondence to: Kristel.Nijs{at}wur.nl.

Objective To assess the effect of family style mealtimes onquality of life, physical performance, and body weight of nursinghome residents without dementia.

Design Cluster randomised trial.

SettingFive Dutch nursing homes.

Participants 178 residents (mean age77 years). Two wards in each home were randomised to intervention(95 participants) or control groups (83).

Intervention Duringsix months the intervention group took their meals family styleand the control group received the usual individual pre-platedservice.

Main outcome measures Quality of life (perceived safety;autonomy; and sensory, physical, and psychosocial functioning),gross and fine motor function, and body weight.

Results The differencein change between the groups was significant for overall qualityof life (6.1 units, 95% confidence interval 2.1 to 10.3), finemotor function (1.8 units, 0.6 to 3.0), and body weight (1.5kg, 0.6 to 2.4).

Conclusion Family style mealtimes maintain qualityof life, physical performance, and body weight of nursing homeresidents without dementia.

Trial registration Clinical trialsNCT00114582.

(Accepted 9 March 2006)

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