Improving Diet Quality of Community-Dwelling Seniors Using a Community-Based Participatory Approach

This study implements a community co-designed educational intervention program to improve diet quality of community-dwelling seniors.

Inclusion Criteria (Senior Participants): * aged 60 years and above * have at least one social risk factor as assessed by community-based providers, based on criteria defined by Singapore's Agency for Integrated Care * able to understand and provide consent Inclusion Criteria (Center Staff and Volunteers): * aged 21 years and above, * Active Ageing Centre (AAC) staff member, micro-jobber or volunteer * able to understand and provide consent. Exclusion Criteria (Senior Participants): * living with helpers * require diet with modified consistencies due to swallowing impairment * moderate-severe dementia * multiple or severe food allergies * Stages 3, 4 or 5 Chronic kidney disease (CKD), or other medical conditions deemed unsuitable for participation * concurrently participating in other nutrition and food literacy programmes, and * unable to converse in English or Chinese Exclusion Criteria (Center Staff and Volunteers): * require diet with modified consistencies due to swallowing impairment * moderate-severe dementia * multiple or severe food allergies * Stages 3, 4 or 5 Chronic kidney disease (CKD), or other medical conditions deemed unsuitable for participation * concurrently participating in other nutrition and food literacy programmes, and * unable to converse in English or Chinese