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Table 1 Study assessments and timetable

From: Nutritional treatment of aged individuals with Alzheimer disease living at home with their spouses: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

Assessment

Baseline assessments

Telephone interview

3-month visit

6-month visit

9-month visit

12-month assessment

AD patient

      

Inclusion criteria

 

x

    

Background information1

x

    

x

Nutrition anamnesis

x

    

x

3-day food diaries1

x

x

   

x

CDR

x

    

x

MMSE

x

    

x

MNA

x

    

x

Weight, BMI

x

 

x2

x

x2

x

Grip strength

x

    

x

NPI

x

    

x

Cornell

x

    

x

IADL

x

    

x

15 D1

x

    

x

Use of health services

   

x

 

x

Spouse

      

Background information1

x

    

x

Nutrition anamnesis

x

    

x

3-day food diaries1

x

x

   

x

Zarit1

x

    

x

MNA

x

    

x

MMSE

x

    

x

15 D HRQOL1

x

     

IADL

x

    

x

Weight, BMI

x

 

x2

x

x2

x

Grip strength

x

    

x

Use of health services

   

x

 

x

  1. 1filled at home.
  2. 2only in intervention group.
  3. AD Alzheimer’s disease, CDR degree of dementia [20], MMSE Mini mental state examination [17], MNA Mini Nutritional Assessment [16], BMI body mass index, NPI Neuropsychiatric inventory [21, 22], Cornell depression test [23], IADL Instrumental activities of daily living [24], 15 D HRQOF [18], Zarit Zarit burden scale [19].
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