Strength for Caregiving

The goal of this single-arm pre-post study is to promote elderly (≥ 65 years) family caregivers' dietary habits, well-being and functional capacity through comprehensive nutritional guidance. The main goals of the project are to: * Improve the well-being, resilience, and functional capacity of the participating family caregivers through the comprehensive nutritional counseling implemented as part of the project. * Create a nutrition counseling model that promotes the well-being and coping of family caregivers and can also be utilized in well-being services counties after the project concludes. * Produce up-to-date and practical nutrition materials for family caregivers. The project participants will participate in two individual nutrition counselling sessions and three group nutrition counseling sessions over a period of ten months. Researchers will compare the results of the participants' baseline and final measurements to see if nutrition counseling is effective in improving family caregivers' well-being, resilience, and functional capacity.

NCT Number	NCT07615205
Lead Sponsor	Susanna Kunvik Collaborators: City of Pori, City of Rauma, The Martha association of South West Finland, City of Kankaapää, Satakunta Wellbeing Services County, Adult education centre of Pori, Adult education centre of Rauma, Petäjä Adult Education Centre, Satakunta Caregivers Association
Conditions	Mental Well-being, Muscle Strengh, Dietary Habits, Quality of Life, Nutritional Status, Functional Capacity
Enrollment	100 participants
Start Date	2026-09
Primary Completion	2027-11 (estimated)
Study Completion	2027-11 (estimated)
Updated on ClinicalTrials.gov	2026-06-08