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6-MONTH OUTCOMES OF A HOME-DELIVERED MEAL PROGRAM FOR ACUTE NUTRITIONAL RISK
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6-MONTH OUTCOMES OF A HOME-DELIVERED MEAL PROGRAM FOR ACUTE NUTRITIONAL RISK

R. Di Maria-Ghalili, K. Thoman, E. Albajri, N. Laverty and J. Nasser
Innovation in aging, v 1(Suppl 1), pp 551-552
01 Jul 2017
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igx004.1945
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Purpose: To describe the changes in self-rated health status in individuals at acute nutritional risk who received medically-appropriate frozen meals delivered weekly by a community-based organization. Methods: Individuals with an acute illness and at acute nutritional risk who were referred by a healthcare professional to receive medically-appropriate home-delivered meals for up to 6 months from the Metropolitan Area Neighborhood Nutrition Alliance (MANNA) in Philadelphia, PA were invited to participate in the program evaluation. Telephone interviews were conducted at baseline (within 2 weeks of receiving meals), 1 month, 3 month and 6 months. The following tools from the Performance Outcome Measurement Project (POMP) were administered at each time period: satisfaction with home-delivered meals, functional status, and social/emotional well-being. Results: A total of 52 (Mean age 60.79 years ± 13.69) individuals agreed to participate in the program evaluation over a 3 month period. Participants were primarily female (61.5%), were Black (71.2%) and lived alone (55.8%). The primary diagnosis of participants included cancer (44.2%), renal disease (23.1%), diabetes (15.4%) and HIV/AIDS (15.4%). At baseline 32.7% of participants had weight loss, 19.2% were at risk for malnutrition, and 13.5% had an impaired ability to prepare meals. Compared to baseline, at 6-months there was an overall increase in self-rated health status (p=.006), and increased satisfaction with social activity (p=.01). Conclusions: Individuals with an acute illness and at acute nutritional risk reported an increase in self-rated health and social activity while receiving weekly medically-appropriate home-delivered meals for 6 months.

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