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Strength for Caregiving

22 maja 2026 zaktualizowane przez: Susanna Kunvik

Strength for Caregiving - A Nutrition Coaching Model to Support Caregivers' Wellbeing and Functional Ability

The goal of this single-arm pre-post study is to promote elderly (≥ 65 years) family caregivers' dietary habits, well-being and functional capacity through comprehensive nutritional guidance. The main goals of the project are to:

  • Improve the well-being, resilience, and functional capacity of the participating family caregivers through the comprehensive nutritional counseling implemented as part of the project.
  • Create a nutrition counseling model that promotes the well-being and coping of family caregivers and can also be utilized in well-being services counties after the project concludes.
  • Produce up-to-date and practical nutrition materials for family caregivers.

The project participants will participate in two individual nutrition counselling sessions and three group nutrition counseling sessions over a period of ten months.

Researchers will compare the results of the participants' baseline and final measurements to see if nutrition counseling is effective in improving family caregivers' well-being, resilience, and functional capacity.

Przegląd badań

Status

Jeszcze nie rekrutacja

Warunki

Interwencja / Leczenie

Szczegółowy opis

Background: A large proportion of Finnish family caregivers are older adults. Serving as a family caregiver places both psychological and physical strain on the caregiver. As a result, taking care of one's own well-being may be overlooked. Previous studies have shown that up to 40% of family caregivers may be at risk of malnutrition. Inadequate nutrition weakens family caregivers' health and functional capacity, potentially threatening their ability to continue providing care. At present, there is no structured and clearly defined approach to systematically addressing the nutritional status and nutritional needs of family caregivers as part of family caregivers services. Consequently, family caregivers may not receive easily accessible, targeted, and reliable nutritional guidance or materials, even though nutrition is an important factor in maintaining health, functional capacity and the ability to continue caregiving.

Aims: The aim of the Strength for Caregiving project is to promote elderly (≥ 65 years) family caregivers' dietary habits, well-being, and functional capacity through comprehensive nutritional counseling. In addition, the project aims to develop and pilot a nutritional counseling model targeted at family caregivers. The project will also produce nutrition materials for family caregivers.

Methods: The study examines the effectiveness of a 10-month tailored nutritional counseling intervention on well-being, functional capacity, nutritional status and dietary habits among elderly caregivers living in the Satakunta region, Finland. The planned sample size is 100 participants.

The 10-month intervention includes two individual counseling sessions and three group counseling sessions. The individual sessions are conducted by a nutritionist and include a personal nutrition plan. Based on the participants' preferences, the group sessions consist of either nutrition lectures or practical cooking courses.

Study outcomes are assessed at baseline and after 10 months. Outcomes are measured using questionnaires and three-day food records. Nutritional status, weight, blood pressure and muscle strength are measured at the same time points during appointments with research nurse.

Expected outcomes: The project is expected to improve family caregivers' dietary habits, well-being, and functional capacity. The nutrition coaching model will include individual and group counseling, practical cooking courses, and materials for implementing these activities, enabling different organizations and professionals to use the model and continue providing counseling after the project has ended. The materials produced will be publicly available and widely usable after the project.

Discussion: The study will support family caregivers' ability to continue their caregiving role and help reduce nutrition-related health risks. Integrating the nutrition counseling model into family caregiver services in the well-being services county will lay the foundation for long-term change. Openly available materials may help ensure that the project's impact continues beyond the project period.

Typ studiów

Interwencyjne

Zapisy (Szacowany)

100

Faza

  • Nie dotyczy

Kontakty i lokalizacje

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Kontakt w sprawie studiów

Kopia zapasowa kontaktu do badania

Lokalizacje studiów

  • Finlandia
    • Satakunta
      • Pori, Satakunta, Finlandia, 28130
        • Satakunta University of Applied Sciences
        • Kontakt:
        • Kontakt:
        • Pod-śledczy:
          • Juha Puustinen, Doctor of Medicine
        • Pod-śledczy:
          • Petra Rautakallio-Järvinen, MsC

Kryteria uczestnictwa

Badacze szukają osób, które pasują do określonego opisu, zwanego kryteriami kwalifikacyjnymi. Niektóre przykłady tych kryteriów to ogólny stan zdrowia danej osoby lub wcześniejsze leczenie.

Kryteria kwalifikacji

Wiek uprawniający do nauki

  • Starszy dorosły

Akceptuje zdrowych ochotników

Tak

Opis

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Born in 1961 or earlier (i.e. aged over 65 years)
  • Adequate Finnish language skills
  • Able to give informed written consent
  • Acting as a caregiver (with or without a formal caregiver contract) in the areas of Pori, Rauma, or Kankaanpää
  • Normal cognition (participants with an MMSE score below 24 will be assessed by the responsible physician)

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Serious acute illness or inability to act as an informal caregiver
  • A condition, ailment, or underlying health risk that is poorly controlled and that participation in the study could exacerbate, or a terminal illness (Consultation of the doctor in charge, if necessary, in unclear cases)
  • Born in 1961 or later (i.e. aged under 65 years)
  • Substance abuse based on the AUDIT-C score (consultation of the doctor in charge)

Plan studiów

Ta sekcja zawiera szczegółowe informacje na temat planu badania, w tym sposób zaprojektowania badania i jego pomiary.

Jak projektuje się badanie?

Szczegóły projektu

  • Główny cel: Leczenie podtrzymujące
  • Przydział: Nie dotyczy
  • Model interwencyjny: Zadanie dla jednej grupy
  • Maskowanie: Brak (otwarta etykieta)

Broń i interwencje

Grupa uczestników / Arm
Interwencja / Leczenie
Eksperymentalny: Tailored nutritional counselling intervention
This is a single-arm pre-post study. Participants in this arm are elderly family caregivers living in the Satakunta region. All participants receive a 10-month tailored nutritional counselling intervention aimed at improving well-being, functional capacity, and dietary habits. The intervention includes two individual dietary counselling sessions conducted by a nutrition specialist and three group counselling sessions. Based on participants' preferences, the group sessions consist of either group-based nutrition lectures or practical cooking courses. The individual counselling includes a personal nutrition plan.
Behawioralne: Tailored nutritional counselling intervention
The intervention is a 10-month tailored nutritional counselling programme for elderly family caregivers. It includes two individual dietary counselling sessions conducted by a nutrition specialist and three group counselling sessions. The individual counselling sessions include a personal nutrition plan based on the participant's needs. According to participants' preferences, the group counselling sessions consist of either nutrition lectures or practical cooking courses. The intervention aims to improve participants' well-being, functional capacity, and dietary habits.

Co mierzy badanie?

Podstawowe miary wyniku

Miara wyniku
Opis środka
Ramy czasowe
Mental well-being measured with the World Health Organization-Five Well-Being Index (WHO-5)
Ramy czasowe: Baseline and 10 months
Psychological well-being of participating informal caregivers will be assessed using the WHO-5 Well-Being Index. The WHO-5 consists of five positively worded items measuring mood, vitality, positive affect, and general psychological well-being during the previous two weeks. Each item is scored on a 6-point Likert scale from 0 to 5, giving a total raw score range of 0-25. The raw score may be multiplied by 4 to obtain a transformed score from 0 to 100, where higher scores indicate better psychological well-being.
Baseline and 10 months

Miary wyników drugorzędnych

Miara wyniku
Opis środka
Ramy czasowe
Psychological burden measured with the Zarit Burden Interview, 4-item version (ZBI-4)
Ramy czasowe: Baseline and 10 months
Psychological burden of participating caregivers will be assessed using the 4-item version of the Zarit Burden Interview. Each item is scored on a 5-point Likert scale from 0 to 4. The total score ranges from 0 to 16, with higher scores indicating greater psychological burden. A score of 8 or higher indicates high caregiver burden.
Baseline and 10 months
Physical functioning measured with the five-times sit-to-stand test and hand grip strength measured with a grip dynamometer
Ramy czasowe: Baseline and 10 months
Physical functioning and lower-limb muscle strength will be assessed using the five-times sit-to-stand test. Participants rise from a chair and sit down five times as quickly as possible, with arms crossed over the chest. The outcome is the time needed to complete the test, measured in seconds. A longer completion time indicates poorer lower-limb muscle strength and physical functioning. Muscle strength will also be assessed using hand grip strength measured with a grip dynamometer. The outcome is grip strength, with higher values indicating better muscle strength.
Baseline and 10 months
Protein intake measured with a 3-day food diary
Ramy czasowe: Baseline and 10 months.
Protein intake will be assessed using a 3-day food diary including two weekdays and one weekend day. The outcomes include total daily protein intake and protein intake relative to body weight. Protein intake will be reported as grams per day and grams per kilogram of body weight per day.
Baseline and 10 months.
Nutritional status measured with the Mini Nutritional Assessment, long form (MNA)
Ramy czasowe: Baseline and 10 months
Nutritional status will be assessed using the long form of the Mini Nutritional Assessment. The MNA includes anthropometric measurements, dietary assessment, general health and functioning, and self-perceived health and nutritional status. Participants will be classified as having normal nutritional status, being at risk of malnutrition, or being malnourished.
Baseline and 10 months
Quality of life measured with the 15D instrument
Ramy czasowe: Baseline and 10 months
Quality of life will be assessed using the 15D instrument. The 15D includes 15 dimensions of health and functioning, each scored on five levels. The responses are combined into a single 15D index score ranging from 0 to 1, where 0 represents death and 1 represents full health. Higher scores indicate better health-related quality of life.
Baseline and 10 months

Współpracownicy i badacze

Tutaj znajdziesz osoby i organizacje zaangażowane w to badanie.

Sponsor

Susanna Kunvik

Współpracownicy

City of Pori
City of Rauma
The Martha association of South West Finland
City of Kankaapää
Satakunta Wellbeing Services County
Adult education centre of Pori
Adult education centre of Rauma
Petäjä Adult Education Centre

Śledczy

  • Główny śledczy: Susanna Kunvik, Satakunta University of Applied Sciences

Publikacje i pomocne linki

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Przydatne linki

Daty zapisu na studia

Daty te śledzą postęp w przesyłaniu rekordów badań i podsumowań wyników do ClinicalTrials.gov. Zapisy badań i zgłoszone wyniki są przeglądane przez National Library of Medicine (NLM), aby upewnić się, że spełniają określone standardy kontroli jakości, zanim zostaną opublikowane na publicznej stronie internetowej.

Główne daty studiów

Rozpoczęcie studiów (Szacowany)

1 września 2026

Zakończenie podstawowe (Szacowany)

1 listopada 2027

Ukończenie studiów (Szacowany)

1 listopada 2027

Daty rejestracji na studia

Pierwszy przesłany

22 maja 2026

Pierwszy przesłany, który spełnia kryteria kontroli jakości

22 maja 2026

Pierwszy wysłany (Rzeczywisty)

29 maja 2026

Aktualizacje rekordów badań

Ostatnia wysłana aktualizacja (Rzeczywisty)

29 maja 2026

Ostatnia przesłana aktualizacja, która spełniała kryteria kontroli jakości

22 maja 2026

Ostatnia weryfikacja

1 maja 2026

Więcej informacji

Terminy związane z tym badaniem

Słowa kluczowe

Dodatkowe istotne warunki MeSH

Inne numery identyfikacyjne badania

  • SatakuntaUAS

Plan dla danych uczestnika indywidualnego (IPD)

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Opis planu IPD

It has not yet been determined whether individual participant data will be shared. The decision will depend on participant consent, ethics approval, data protection requirements, and institutional policies.

Informacje o lekach i urządzeniach, dokumenty badawcze

Bada produkt leczniczy regulowany przez amerykańską FDA

Nie

Bada produkt urządzenia regulowany przez amerykańską FDA

Nie

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