title: Increasing food intake in nursing home residents: efficacy of the Sorbet Increases Salivation intervention.
abstract: The purpose of this study was to test the effect of the Sorbet Increases Salivation (SIS) intervention on resident food intake and body weight. Using a pre- post design, thirty-nine nursing home residents received 2 ounces of lemon-lime sorbet prior to lunch and dinner meals for 6 weeks. As a comparison and prior to the intervention, participants were offered 2 ounces of a non-citrus drink for 6 weeks prior to the lunch and dinner meals. Twenty-two residents completed both the comparison and intervention periods. Of those, 8 gained weight, 10 maintained and 4 lost weight. The amounts of food ingested during dinner increased significantly (p=0.001) from the comparison period to the intervention period (208-253 g). For liquids, the amounts ingested during dinner decreased significantly (p=0.002) from the comparison period to the intervention period (from 356 ml to 310 ml). Further study is needed to test the efficacy of the intervention with a larger sample of residents from multiple nursing homes.
authors.affiliation: Gonzaga University, 502 E. Boone Ave., Spokane, WA 99258, USA. Electronic address: crogan@gonzaga.edu.
authors.forename: Neva L
authors.initials: NL
authors.lastname: Crogan
authors.affiliation: University of Wisconsin - Whitewater, 826 W Starin Road, Whitewater, WI 53190, USA.
authors.forename: Aditya
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Simha
authors.affiliation: Gonzaga University, 502 E. Boone Ave., Spokane, WA 99258, USA.
authors.forename: Craig
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Morgenstern
mesh_terms: D002149:Energy Intake; D006801:Humans; D007297:Inpatients; D009735:Nursing Homes; D012463:Saliva / Q000378:metabolism*
keywords: Elder; Food intake; Nursing home; Salivation; Xerostomia