Self-neglect is an independent risk factor for early mortality in vulnerable elders who self- neglect. Elder self-neglect is associated with neuropsychological, physiological and nutritional abnormalities. To date, there have been no interventional studies in this population. The current study proposes a randomized control trial of self-administered vitamin D supplementation to determine the feasibility of intervention in this population. Vitamin D is a non-experimental therapy, can be safely given in selected subjects and has been shown to benefit elders who are vitamin D deficient. If the research team is able to successfully intervene in cases of elder self-neglect with a commonly prescribed vitamin, this study could pave the way for future medical and social intervention studies.
The purpose of this study is to determine the feasibility of intervention in community dwelling elders who self-neglect using a randomized control trial of self-administered Vitamin D supplementation.
| Lee, Jessica L; Burnett, Jason; Xia, Rui et al. (2018) Feasibility of intervention in elder self-neglecters: Setting the stage for future research. J Elder Abuse Negl 30:223-235 |
