Making the Most of Mealtimes Determinants of Food Intake

M3 is a multi-site cross sectional study. Data were collected form 640 residents in 32 homes in Canada. The primary purpose of this study was to identify food intake in residents and compare this to recommendations, as well as determine influential determinants of food intake.

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Key information

Conditions

Malnutrition Nutrition Disorders Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases

Age range

65 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

About this study

This cross-sectional study has collected in-depth data at the resident, dining room, staff, and home level, focused on determinants of food intake. Dietary intake is based on three non-consecutive days of weighed and estimated food intake. Oral health and dyshphagia risk are assessed. Person directed care practices, mealtime environments and home level variables of food cost, production and delivery are ascertained.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

medically stable living in selected units, residing in home for more than one month consent to participate

Exclusion criteria

considered end of life by staff; tube feeding

Treatment and study plan

Primary outcomes

Malnutrition

Time frame: 1 month

Subjective Global Assessment

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University of Waterloo

Other

Collaborators

Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
Universite de Moncton
University of Alberta
University of Manitoba

Registry information

Official study title

Making the Most of Mealtimes (M3): Determinants of Food Intake in Long Term Care

Acronym: M3

Important dates

Study start: 2015
Primary completion: 2015
Study completion: 2015
First posted: Jun 15, 2016
Registry last updated: Feb 5, 2019

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