Behavioral model-guided nutritional counseling could improve the dietary practice and nutritional status of elders in Ethiopia: a quasi-experimental study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Physiological, pathological, and socioeconomic changes occurring in older people negatively influence food intake, utilization, nutritional status, and health. These problems are deeply rooted in low socio-economic settings and could partly be addressed through systematic behavioral change approaches. Hence, this study was to evaluate the effect of behavioral model-guided nutritional counseling on the dietary intake and nutritional status of elders.

Methods

A one-armed pre- and post-test quasi-experimental design was conducted on 293 community-dwelling older adults aged above 60 years from January to May 2022. A health education tool was developed and validated using health beliefs and the theory of behavioral change. The sessions were delivered by trained nurses

SUBMITTER: Seid AM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10658821 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature