Survey of Lifelong Food and Nutrition Assistance (LIFANA) in Stroke Patients and Caregivers

Many elderly suffer from nutritional problems that can cause (or can be caused by) a number of complications such as weakened immune systems and chronic health conditions (diabetes type 2, high blood pressure, cardiovascular diseases or even osteoporosis).

Through appropriate adjustments in the diets, on the basis of nutritional advice, the burden of established diseases as well as the risks of developing further conditions can be diminished. The goal of our proposed project LIFANA is to develop and evaluate the LIFANA Nutrition Solution to support healthy nutrition.. This may include general preferences, such as culture, taste, and budget, but more importantly automated and personalised nutritional recommendations based on advice provided by professional nutritionists and allergists. This is a national project co-funded by the European Union.

One of the activities of the project is to collect information through a survey with patients. These questions will contribute to creating solutions that can explore the perspectives of patients.

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Key information

Conditions

Stroke Brain Diseases Cardiovascular Diseases Central Nervous System Diseases Cerebrovascular Disorders Diet Modification Nervous System Diseases Relatives Vascular Diseases

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

cereneo Schweiz AG

Vitznau, Canton of Lucerne, 6354, Switzerland

About this study

Patients will be approached in the clinic by a neurologist and health care professionals. The questionnaire will take place at cereneo. The group will consist of 25 participants and last between 1h. The Survey will be conducted by a clinician who will take notes. Semi-structured discussion guide will be used. With regard to the communication, the moderator will identify factors that will influence communication in a positive or negative way.

The health professionals will perform content analyses on the transcripts; the schema of categories will be oriented towards the research questions, using open questions, directly addressing quiet participants, and handling the discussion guide in a flexible way.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

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

Inclusion criteria

stroke patients undergoing rehabilitation
caregivers of stroke patients

Exclusion criteria

Severe aphasia
Severe cognitive deficits

Treatment and study plan

Qualitative interview study

Other

The group in question is part of a research program aimed at developing and evaluating the LIFANA Nutrition Solution, a meal planning recommended system, which suggests meals based on the user's personal profile. This may include general preferences, such as culture, taste, and budget, but more importantly automated and personalised nutritional recommendations based on advice provided by professional nutritionists and allergists.

Other names: Survey

Primary outcomes

User Needs

Time frame: 1 day/session

The primary endpoint of this study is to explore the perspectives of patients through appropriate adjustments of focus group questions on user needs for managing nutritional status

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Cereneo AG

Industry

Collaborators

cereneo Institute for Interdsciplinary Research (cefir)

Registry information

Official study title

Survey of Lifelong Food and Nutrition Assistance (LIFANA) in Stroke Patients and Caregivers - Cereneo Schweiz AG (Center for Neurology and Rehabilitation)

Important dates

Study start: 2018
Primary completion: 2018
Study completion: 2020
First posted: Aug 17, 2018
Registry last updated: Jan 27, 2021

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