| Summary: | Background: The age-related changes of the gastrointestinal tract, availability of the food and the
functional ability affect the nutritional intake among elderly people. Most of the diseases originate from malnutrition
especially among the vulnerable group as older adults. Therefore, the aim of this study is to improve older adults'
nutritional habits. The study followed a quesi experimental research design and was carried out in the Elderly Club
at Qena City. Sample; One hundred and six older adults who fulfilled the inclusion criteria participated in this study
and assigned randomly into fifty-three intervention group and fifty-three control group. Two tools were used to
collect the data; Tool I Structured Interview Form and tool II Mini-Nutritional Assessment Scale. The results of this
study revealed that there are no statistically significant differences of frequency of usual food consumed per week
between pre-test and Posttest among the intervention or control group (P > 0.05). There are significance differences
between pre-test and Posttest of food preparation method and the substances used in cooking among only the
intervention group. It was concluded from the current study that the intervention improved the nutritional habits.
Based on the study results, it will be useful implement the nutritional educational program at all older organizations
which provide services to older adults such as elderly homes, elderly clubs, and hospitals in Egypt.
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