Impact of an exercise and nutrition program on caregiver time with residents in institutional care-A secondary analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Residents in long-term institutional care (LTIC) settings are at risk of malnutrition, sarcopenia, and frailty. In the Older Persons Exercise and Nutrition (OPEN) randomized study, the impact of exercise and nutrition was analyzed. This secondary analysis focused on caregiver time (CGT).

Methods

The 3-month intervention included repeated sit-to-stand exercises and two protein-enriched supplements daily. CGT was assessed in both dementia and somatic units using the Resource Utilization in Dementia instrument. Non-linear methods were applied due to skewed data.

Results

The sample consisted of 102 persons (intervention group [IG] n = 52, control group [CG] n = 50). CGT in the IG was significantly lower at follow-up, adjusted for baseline CGT, in the dementia

SUBMITTER: Wimo A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12906372 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature