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Lindström R, Orrevall Y, Belqaid K, McGreevy J, Ottenblad A, Rothenberg E, Slinde F, Ottery FD, Jager-Wittenaar H, Einarsson S. Swedish translation and cultural adaptation of the scored Patient-Generated Subjective Global Assessment (PG-SGA©)-A validated tool for screening and assessing malnutrition in clinical practice and research. Scand J Caring Sci 2024; 38:589-601. [PMID: 38713754 DOI: 10.1111/scs.13267] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2023] [Revised: 04/09/2024] [Accepted: 04/20/2024] [Indexed: 05/09/2024]
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INTRODUCTION The scored Patient-Generated Subjective Global Assessment (PG-SGA©) is a validated tool for the screening, assessment and monitoring of malnutrition, and triaging of interventions. It contains a patient-generated component and a healthcare professional (HCP)-generated component. AIM To translate the PG-SGA into Swedish, assess the linguistic and content validity of the Swedish version, and ensure conceptional, semantic and operational equivalence to the original English PG-SGA. METHODS In line with the methodology used in previously translated and culturally adapted versions, the standardised 10-step process suggested by the International Society for Health Economics and Outcomes Research (ISPOR) was followed. In step 7, a cross-sectional study targeting patients n = 51 and HCPs n = 52 was performed at a university hospital in Sweden. Using separate questionnaires, patients assessed the patient component and HCPs, the professional component regarding perceived comprehensibility and difficulty (linguistic validity). The HCPs also assessed perceived relevance (content validity) of all items on the PG-SGA. Item indices for comprehensibility (I-CI), difficulty (I-DI) and content validity (I-CVI) were calculated and averaged into scale indices (S-CI, S-DI and S-CVI). Cut-off standards for item and scale indices were used as reference. RESULTS The Swedish version of the PG-SGA rated excellent for comprehensibility (S-CI 0.96) and difficulty (S-DI 0.93) for the patient component. The professional component rated acceptable for comprehensibility (S-CI 0.89) and below acceptable for difficulty (S-DI 0.70), with the physical examination rated most difficult (I-DI 0.39 to 0.69). Content validity for the full Swedish PG-SGA was rated excellent (S-CVI 0.94). CONCLUSION The patient component was considered clear and easy to complete. The full Swedish PG-SGA was considered relevant by HCPs for screening and assessment of malnutrition. Due to perceived difficulty with the physical examination, training of Swedish HCPs in using the PG-SGA is essential before implementing the professional component into clinical practice or research.
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- Rebecca Lindström
- Medical Unit Clinical Nutrition, Women's Health and Allied Health Professionals Theme, Karolinska University Hospital, Solna, Sweden
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- Medical Unit Clinical Nutrition, Women's Health and Allied Health Professionals Theme, Karolinska University Hospital, Solna, Sweden
- Department of Biosciences and Nutrition, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Medical Unit Clinical Nutrition, Women's Health and Allied Health Professionals Theme, Karolinska University Hospital, Solna, Sweden
- Department of Biosciences and Nutrition, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Food Studies, Nutrition and Dietetics, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
- Centre for Clinical Research Sörmland/Uppsala University, Eskilstuna, Sweden
- Department of Dietetics, Nykoping Hospital, Nykoping, Sweden
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- Medical Department, Nutricia Part of Danone AB, Solna, Sweden
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- Department of Nursing and Integrated Health Sciences, Kristianstad University, Kristianstad, Sweden
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- Department of Food and Nutrition and Sport Science, University of Gothenburg, Göteborg, Sweden
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- Research Group Healthy Ageing, Allied Health Care and Nursing, Hanze University of Applied Sciences Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Dietetics, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
- Research Unit Experimental Anatomy, Department Physiotherapy and Human Anatomy, Faculty of Physical Education and Physiotherapy, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Food, Nutrition and Culinary Science, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden
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Yanagihara Y, Suzuki H, Furuya J, Nakagawa K, Yoshimi K, Seto S, Shimizu K, Tohara H, Minakuchi S. Usefulness of oral health assessment performed by multiple professionals using a short video recording acquired with a tablet device. J Dent Sci 2024; 19:1699-1704. [PMID: 39035268 PMCID: PMC11259609 DOI: 10.1016/j.jds.2023.11.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2023] [Revised: 11/17/2023] [Accepted: 11/17/2023] [Indexed: 07/23/2024] Open
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Background/purpose Appropriate oral health assessment and management can improve the oral health and nutritional status of hospitalized patients. The active participation of dental professionals in the nutritional support team (NST) can help achieve this outcome. However, the participation of dental professionals in NSTs is often limited, indicating the requirement for establishing a remote oral health assessment method. This study aimed to establish a multidisciplinary oral health assessment system using short video recordings with a tablet device. Materials and methods Fifty inpatients receiving NST aid at the Tokyo Medical and Dental University Hospital were included in this study. The degree of agreement between the oral health assessment performed at the bedside and using the short video recordings of the oral health acquired with a tablet device by a single dentist and the degree of agreement for evaluations performed using the video recordings between multiple professionals were evaluated. The oral health status was assessed using the Oral Health Assessment Tool (OHAT). Results The intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) of the OHAT total scores for oral health assessment performed at the bedside and using the videos by a single dentist was 0.914 (95% confidence interval [CI], 0.854-0.950). ICCs of the OHAT total scores for the video assessment performed by dentists and multiple professionals were 0.904 (95% CI, 0.838-0.944) and 0.802 (95% CI, 0.676-0.883), respectively. Conclusion Comprehensive oral health assessment of patients can be performed by multiple professionals using the short video recordings of the oral health acquired with a tablet device.
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- Yuiko Yanagihara
- Department of Gerodontology and Oral Rehabilitation, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU), Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Gerodontology and Oral Rehabilitation, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU), Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Oral Function Management, Showa University Graduate School of Dentistry, Tokyo, Japan
- Department of Dysphagia Rehabilitation, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU), Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Dysphagia Rehabilitation, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU), Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Dysphagia Rehabilitation, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU), Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Nursing, Tokyo Medical and Dental University Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Gerodontology and Oral Rehabilitation, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU), Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Dysphagia Rehabilitation, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU), Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Gerodontology and Oral Rehabilitation, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU), Tokyo, Japan
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García-Fuente I, Corral-Gudino L, Gabella-Martín M, Olivet-de-la-Fuente VE, Pérez-Nieto J, Miramontes-González P. How to detect non-institutionalized older patients at risk of malnutrition during their hospitalization? Comparison of 8 screening tools for malnutrition or nutritional risk. Rev Clin Esp 2024; 224:217-224. [PMID: 38490479 DOI: 10.1016/j.rceng.2024.03.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/02/2024] [Accepted: 02/28/2024] [Indexed: 03/17/2024]
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BACKGROUND The prevalence of malnutrition is high among the elderly population. Hospital admission is a window of opportunity for its detection. OBJECTIVE To assess the concordance of different nutritional scales in hospitalized patients. METHODS Prospective study in non-institutionalized patients over 65 years of age admitted to an internal medicine department. Five malnutrition screening surveys (MNA, MST, MUST, NRS-2000 and CONUT) and three nutritional risk screening surveys (SCREEN 3, 8 and 14) were compared. As gold standard we use the Global Malnutrition Leadership Initiative for Malnutrition (GLIM) definition of malnutrition. RESULTS Eighty-five patients (37% female, median age 83 years) were included. Forty-eight percent (95% CI 38-59%) of patients were classified as malnourished according to GLIM criteria. The SCREEN 3 scale was the most sensitive (93%; 95% CI 87-98) and MUST the most specific (91%; CI 85-99). The most effective scale for excluding suspected malnutrition was SCREEN 3 (LR- 0.17; 95% CI 0.05-0.53) and the best for confirming it was MST (LR+ 7.08; 95% CI 3.06-16.39). Concordance between the different scales was low or very low with kappa indices between 0.082 and 0.465. CONCLUSIONS A comprehensive approach is needed to detect malnutrition in hospitalized patients. More sensitive scales are more useful in initial screening. Nutritional risk tools could be effective at this stage. In a second step, malnutrition should be confirmed according to established criteria such as GLIM.
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- I García-Fuente
- Servicio de Medicina Interna, Hospital Universitario de Valladolid, Valladolid, Spain; Departamento de Medicina, Dermatología y Toxicología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Valladolid, Valladolid, Spain; IBioVALL (Instituto de Investigación Biosanitaria de Valladolid), Valladolid, Spain
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- Servicio de Medicina Interna, Hospital Universitario de Valladolid, Valladolid, Spain; Departamento de Medicina, Dermatología y Toxicología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Valladolid, Valladolid, Spain; IBioVALL (Instituto de Investigación Biosanitaria de Valladolid), Valladolid, Spain.
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- Servicio de Medicina Interna, Hospital Universitario Río Hortega, Valladolid, Spain
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- Enfermería, Hospital Universitario Río Hortega, Valladolid, Spain
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- Servicio de Medicina Interna, Hospital Universitario de Valladolid, Valladolid, Spain; Departamento de Medicina, Dermatología y Toxicología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Valladolid, Valladolid, Spain; IBioVALL (Instituto de Investigación Biosanitaria de Valladolid), Valladolid, Spain
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Tesfaye BT, Yizengaw MA, Birhanu TE, Bosho DD. Nutritional status of hospitalized elderly patients in Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study of an important yet neglected problem in clinical practice. Front Nutr 2024; 10:1227840. [PMID: 38260070 PMCID: PMC10800825 DOI: 10.3389/fnut.2023.1227840] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2023] [Accepted: 12/12/2023] [Indexed: 01/24/2024] Open
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Background Malnutrition is a common geriatric syndrome affecting approximately half of the older population with a more pronounced occurrence rate in those hospitalized. It affects the physiology, and results in poor humanistic and clinical outcomes. In Africa, particularly in Ethiopia, albeit multiple studies are available on malnutrition in non-hospitalized older population, similar studies in inpatient settings are scarce. Therefore, this study was conducted with the intention to quantify the prevalence of malnutrition in older patients on inpatient admission and determine its associated factors. Methods A total of 157 older inpatients aged 60 years and above were included in the present study. The data collection format was developed after an in-depth review of relevant literatures. The full Mini-Nutritional Assessment (MNA) tool was employed to assess the nutritional status on admission. Data completeness was checked thoroughly. Descriptive statistics and logistic regression analysis were conducted using STATA 15.0. The area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (ROC), Hosmer-Lemeshow test, and classification table were computed to evaluate the final model goodness-of-fit. Results Of the total study subjects, 81% were malnourished (MNA score <17) and 17% were at risk for malnutrition (MNA score of 17.5-23.5). However, upon review of the patients' medical charts, malnutrition diagnosis was recorded in only two patients. Rural residence (AOR = 2.823, 95%CI: 1.088, 7.324), self-reported financial dependence for expenses (AOR = 4.733, 95%CI: 1.011, 22.162), and partial dependence in functional autonomy on admission (AOR = 3.689, 95%CI: 1.190, 11.433) significantly increased the risk of malnutrition. The area under the ROC curve (0.754) and the Hosmer-Lemeshow test (p = 0.7564) indicated that the final model reasonably fits the data. The model`s sensitivity is 96.85%. Conclusion In the present study, an alarmingly high prevalence of malnutrition was identified older inpatients. The problem went undiagnosed in a similar percentage of patients. Several available literatures indicate the presence of an association between nutritional status and patient outcomes, thus strict nutritional screening at inpatient admission and intervention are recommended with special emphasis for those from rural areas, with financial dependence, and with functional impairment on admission.
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- Behailu Terefe Tesfaye
- Department of Clinical Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, Institute of Health, Jimma University, Jimma, Ethiopia
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, Institute of Health, Jimma University, Jimma, Ethiopia
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- Human Anatomy Unit, Department of Biomedical Sciences, Institute of Health, Jimma University, Jimma, Ethiopia
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, Institute of Health, Jimma University, Jimma, Ethiopia
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Suzuki H, Furuya J, Nakagawa K, Hidaka R, Nakane A, Yoshimi K, Shimizu Y, Saito K, Itsui Y, Tohara H, Minakuchi S. Factors influencing the selection of oral healthcare providers in multidisciplinary Nutrition Support Team for malnourished inpatients: A cross-sectional study. J Oral Rehabil 2023; 50:1446-1455. [PMID: 37574822 DOI: 10.1111/joor.13565] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2023] [Revised: 07/20/2023] [Accepted: 08/01/2023] [Indexed: 08/15/2023]
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BACKGROUND Oral health management involving dental professionals in a multidisciplinary Nutritional Support Team (NST) is effective collaborative care. However, the indicators for the triage of oral health management requirements and selection of oral healthcare providers remain unclear. OBJECTIVE This cross-sectional study included inpatients with malnutrition and aimed to investigate the factors associated with determining the need for oral health management involving dental professionals and selecting primary oral healthcare providers when needed. METHODS Participants included 255 inpatients (154 males and 101 females, mean age 69.7 ± 14.4 years) aged ≥20 years who underwent oral assessment by the NST between April 2016 and July 2019. Participants were assigned to the following groups: good oral health group, oral health management by nurses under the supervision of dental professionals group, and oral health management by dental professionals group. The comprehensive oral health status was investigated using the Oral Health Assessment Tool (OHAT). The total OHAT score ranges from 0 to 16, with a higher score indicating a poorer oral environment. RESULTS The total OHAT score had a significant correlation with the need for oral health management by dental professionals. Inpatients with denture problems required oral health management from dental professionals. The optimal cutoff value of the total OHAT score for determining the need for oral health management was four. CONCLUSION The need for oral health management by dental professionals increased with worsening oral health status, especially denture problems. The OHAT score could be used to triage inpatients who require oral health management collaborated with dental professionals.
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- Hiroyuki Suzuki
- Department of Gerodontology and Oral Rehabilitation, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU), Bunkyo-ku, Japan
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- Division of Oral Function Management, Department of Oral Health Management, Showa University School of Dentistry, Ota-ku, Japan
- Department of Dysphagia Rehabilitation, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU), Bunkyo-ku, Japan
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- Department of Dysphagia Rehabilitation, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU), Bunkyo-ku, Japan
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- Department of Oral Health Sciences for Community Welfare, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU), Bunkyo-ku, Japan
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- Department of Dysphagia Rehabilitation, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU), Bunkyo-ku, Japan
- Clinical Department of Dentistry, Japan Community Health-care Organization Tokyo Shinjuku Medical Center, Shinzyuku-ku, Japan
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- Department of Dysphagia Rehabilitation, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU), Bunkyo-ku, Japan
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- Department of Nutrition Service, Tokyo Medical and Dental University Hospital, Bunkyo-ku, Japan
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- Department of Nutrition Service, Tokyo Medical and Dental University Hospital, Bunkyo-ku, Japan
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- Medical Education Research and Development, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU), Bunkyo-ku, Japan
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- Department of Dysphagia Rehabilitation, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU), Bunkyo-ku, Japan
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- Department of Gerodontology and Oral Rehabilitation, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU), Bunkyo-ku, Japan
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Levy BE, Castle JT, Wilt WS, Fedder K, Riser J, Burke ED, Hourigan JS, Bhakta AS. Improving physician documentation for malnutrition: A sustainable quality improvement initiative. PLoS One 2023; 18:e0287124. [PMID: 37561733 PMCID: PMC10414681 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0287124] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2022] [Accepted: 05/31/2023] [Indexed: 08/12/2023] Open
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This study compares documentation and reimbursement rates before and after provider education in nutritional status documentation. Our study aimed to evaluate accurate documentation of nutrition status between registered dietitian nutritionists and licensed independent practitioners before and after the implementation of a dietitian-led Nutrition-Focused Physical Exam intervention at an academic medical center in the southeastern US. ICD-10 codes identified patients from 10/1/2016-1/31/2018 with malnutrition. The percentage of patients with an appropriate diagnosis of malnutrition and reimbursement outcomes attributed to malnutrition documentation were calculated up to 24 months post-intervention. 528 patients were analyzed. Pre-intervention, 8.64% of patients had accurate documentation compared to 46.3% post-intervention. Post-intervention, 68 encounters coded for malnutrition resulted in an estimated $571,281 of additional reimbursement, sustained at 6, 12, 18, and 24 months. A multidisciplinary intervention improved physician documentation accuracy of malnutrition status and increased reimbursement rates.
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- Brittany E. Levy
- Graduate Medical Education, General Surgery Residency Program, University of Kentucky College of Medicine, Lexington, Kentucky, United States of America
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- Graduate Medical Education, General Surgery Residency Program, University of Kentucky College of Medicine, Lexington, Kentucky, United States of America
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- Graduate Medical Education, General Surgery Residency Program, University of Kentucky College of Medicine, Lexington, Kentucky, United States of America
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- Department of Clinical Nutrition, Center for Health Services Research, University of Kentucky College of Health Sciences, Lexington, Kentucky, United States of America
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- Department of Clinical Nutrition, Center for Health Services Research, University of Kentucky College of Health Sciences, Lexington, Kentucky, United States of America
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- Division of Colorectal Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Kentucky College of Medicine, Lexington, Kentucky, United States of America
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- Division of Colorectal Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Kentucky College of Medicine, Lexington, Kentucky, United States of America
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- Division of Colorectal Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Kentucky College of Medicine, Lexington, Kentucky, United States of America
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Shen Z, Zhang S, Chen X, Zhang Q, Jiao Y, Shi Y, Zhang H, Ye J, Wang L, Zhu T, Miao Y, Wang L, Cai G, Sang W. Prognostic value of prognostic nutritional index on extranodal natural killer/T-cell lymphoma patients: A multicenter propensity score matched analysis of 1022 cases in Huaihai Lymphoma Working Group. Hematol Oncol 2023; 41:380-388. [PMID: 36680513 DOI: 10.1002/hon.3124] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2022] [Revised: 12/21/2022] [Accepted: 01/16/2023] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Prognostic nutritional index (PNI), comprised of serum albumin level and lymphocyte count, is associated with the prognosis of several malignant diseases, while the prognostic value of PNI in extranodal natural killer/T cell lymphoma, nasal type (ENKTL) remains unclear. This retrospective multicenter study aimed to investigate the value of PNI in predicting the prognosis of newly diagnosed ENKTL patients by using propensity score matched analysis (PSM). A total of 1022 newly diagnosed ENKTL patients were retrieved from Huaihai Lymphoma Working Group and clinicopathological variables were collected. MaxStat analysis was used to calculate the optimal cut-off points of PNI and other continuous variables. The median age at diagnosis was 47 years and 69.4% were males, with the 5-year OS of 71.7%. According to the MaxStat analysis, 41 was the optimal cut-off point for PNI. The Pseudo R2 before matching was 0.250, and it decreased to less than 0.019 after matching. Confounding factors of the two groups were well balanced after PSM. Multivariable analysis revealed that PNI, Korean Prognostic Index (KPI), eastern cooperative oncology group performance status (ECOG PS), the prognostic index of natural killer lymphoma (PINK) and hemoglobin were independent prognostic factors for ENKTL. The results of subgroup analysis demonstrated that patients with low PNI could predict worse prognosis and re-stratify patients in ECOG PS ≥ 2, EBER-positive, the International Prognostic Index (IPI) (HIR + HR), and PINK (HR) groups. PNI combined with IPI, PINK and KPI could improve the prediction efficiency. In conclusion, PNI could accurately stratify the prognosis of ENKTL by PSM analysis and patients with low PNI had poorer prognosis.
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- Ziyuan Shen
- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, China
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- Department of Hematology, Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Hematology, Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Hematology, Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Hematology, Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Hematology, The First People's Hospital of Huaian, Huaian, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Hematology, The Affiliated Hospital of Jining Medical University, Jining, Shandong, China
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- Department of Hematology, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China
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- Department of Hematology, Taian Central Hospital, Taian, Shandong, China
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- Department of Hematology, The General Hospital of Wanbei Coal-Electric Group, Suzhou, Anhui, China
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- Department of Hematology, Yancheng First People's Hospital, Yancheng, Jiangsu, China
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- Department of Hematology, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, China
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- Department of Hematology, Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University, Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China
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Shakhshir M, Alkaiyat A. Healthcare providers' knowledge, attitude, and practice on quality of nutrition care in hospitals from a developing country: a multicenter experience. JOURNAL OF HEALTH, POPULATION, AND NUTRITION 2023; 42:15. [PMID: 36879345 PMCID: PMC9990276 DOI: 10.1186/s41043-023-00355-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2022] [Accepted: 02/28/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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BACKGROUND Despite the fact that malnutrition can affect both recovery and outcome in acute care patients, little is known about malnutrition in Palestine, and even less is known about the assessment of malnutrition knowledge, attitudes, and practices (M-KAP) toward healthcare providers and nutrition care quality measures in hospitalized patients. Therefore, this study aimed to evaluate the M-KAP of physicians and nurses in routine clinical care and determine the influencing factors. METHODS From April 1 to June 31, 2019, cross-sectional research was performed at governmental (n = 5) and non-governmental (n = 4) hospitals in the North West Bank of Palestine. Data were collected using a structured self-administered questionnaire from physicians and nurses to collect information on knowledge, attitude, and practices related to malnutrition and nutrition care, alongside sociodemographic characteristics. RESULTS A total of 405 physicians and nurses were participated in the study. Only 56% of participants strongly agreed that nutrition was important, only 27% strongly agreed that there should be nutrition screening, only 25% felt food helped with recovery, and around 12% felt nutrition as part of their job. Approximately 70% of participants said they should refer to a dietitian, but only 23% knew how and only 13% knew when. The median knowledge/attitude score was 71, with an IQR ranging from 65.00 to 75.00, and the median practice score was 15.00 with an IQR of 13.00-18.00. The mean knowledge attitude practice score was 85.62 out of 128 with SD (9.50). Respondents who worked in non-governmental hospitals showed higher practice scores (p < 0.05), while staff nurses and ICU workers showed the highest practice score (p < 0.001). Respondents with younger age categories, working in non-governmental hospitals in the ICU as practical and staff nurses, showed the highest KAP score (p < 0.05). Significance positive correlations were found between respondents' knowledge/attitude and practice scores regarding the quality of nutrition care in hospitals (r = 0.384, p value < 0.05). In addition, the result also revealed that almost half of respondents believed that the most important barriers to inadequate intake of food at the bedside are related to food appearance, taste, and aroma of meals served (58.0%). CONCLUSIONS The research revealed that inadequate knowledge was perceived as a barrier to effective nutrition care to the patient. Many beliefs and attitudes do not always translate into practice. Although the M-KAP of physicians and nurses is lower than in some other countries/studies, it highlights a strong need for more nutrition professionals in the hospital and increasing nutrition education to improve nutrition care in hospitals in Palestine. Furthermore, establishing a nutrition task force in hospitals elaborated by dietitians as the unique nutrition care provider will assure to implementation of a standardized nutrition care process.
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- Muna Shakhshir
- Department of Nutrition, An-Najah National University Hospital, Nablus, 44839 Palestine
- Health Division, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, An-Najah National University, Nablus, 44839 Palestine
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- Health Division, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, An-Najah National University, Nablus, 44839 Palestine
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Gressies C, Tribolet P, Schuetz P. Nutrition issues in the general medical ward patient: From general screening to specific diagnosis and individualized treatment. JPEN J Parenter Enteral Nutr 2023; 47 Suppl 1:S16-S23. [PMID: 36468298 DOI: 10.1002/jpen.2423] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2022] [Revised: 06/07/2022] [Accepted: 06/08/2022] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Disease-related malnutrition in patients in the general medical ward remains a complex syndrome, which contributes to high morbidity and mortality, and seriously interferes with recovery from acute illness. Recently, there have been important advances in the development of consensus diagnostic criteria for malnutrition, and through the recent completion of large-scale trials, the understanding of pathophysiological pathways and evidence-based treatment algorithms to provide nutrition care to patients at risk for malnutrition in the hospital setting has advanced. There is need to identify more specific clinical parameters and blood biomarkers, which allow a more personalized approach to the malnourished patients, because not all patients show the same response to nutrition interventions. Recent studies have suggested that some nutrition biomarkers of inflammation, kidney function and muscle health, among others, predict treatment response to nutrition interventions and may help to personalize treatments. In addition to advancing the science, there is need for more education of students and treating teams in the hospital to improve the screening of patients at hospital admission regarding nutrition risk with the start of individualized nutrition support interventions, thereby bringing optimal nutrition care to the bedside.
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- Carla Gressies
- Medical University Department, Division of General Internal and Emergency Medicine, Kantonsspital Aarau, Aarau, Switzerland
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- Medical University Department, Division of General Internal and Emergency Medicine, Kantonsspital Aarau, Aarau, Switzerland.,Department of Health Professions, Bern University of Applied Sciences, Bern, Switzerland.,Faculty of Life Science, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Medical University Department, Division of General Internal and Emergency Medicine, Kantonsspital Aarau, Aarau, Switzerland.,Department of Clinical Research, University Hospital Basel, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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İLBAN Ö. Nutritional indices may have prognostic value in elderly critically ill patients with sepsis. JOURNAL OF HEALTH SCIENCES AND MEDICINE 2023. [DOI: 10.32322/jhsm.1217406] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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Aim: Nutritional indicators are associated with adverse outcomes in critically ill elderly patients. In this study, we aimed to evaluate the prognostic potential of prealbumin and albumin in the prediction of mortality in elderly patients with sepsis.
Material and Method: A total of 108 patients who developed intensive care unit-acquired sepsis were divided into two groups: Survivors (n=72) and Non-survivors (n=36).
Results: Patients in the Non-survivors group were often older (68 vs 74) and presented lower prealbumin (15.1 vs 11), and higher Charlson index (4 vs 6), Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (SOFA) score (8.5 vs 10), C-reactive protein (CRP) (68.8 vs 91) and procalcitonin (PCT) (6 vs 8.4) (p< 0.05). The area under the curve of PCT was the highest at 0.74. Prealbumin presented the best sensitivity (75%) and 12 mg/dL cut-off value, while PCT had the best specificity (75%) and a cut-off value of 7 ng/mL. Although prealbumin was negatively correlated to SOFA score in a significant way (r=-0.226, p=0.019), White blood cells, CRP, and PCT were positively correlated to SOFA score (r=0.198, p=0.040; r=0.233, p=0.015; r=0.286, p=0.003, respectively). In addition, a weak negative correlation was observed between prealbumin and CRP and PCT (r=-0.203, p=0.037; r=-0.215, p=0.026, respectively). Multivariate analysis showed that a reduction in serum prealbumin levels compared to steady prealbumin greater than 4 mg/dL increased the risk of death by 85% (aHR: 1.85, 95% CI: 1.05-2.56, p=0.029).
Conclusion: Changes in serum prealbumin in the acute phase of sepsis may assist in determining the risk of mortality and in the administration of specific treatment in critically ill elderly patients.
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Alkhalaf M, Zhang Z, Chang HCR, Wei W, Yin M, Deng C, Yu P. Malnutrition and its contributing factors for older people living in residential aged care facilities: Insights from natural language processing of aged care records. Technol Health Care 2023; 31:2267-2278. [PMID: 37302059 DOI: 10.3233/thc-230229] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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BACKGROUND Malnutrition is a serious health risk facing older people living in residential aged care facilities. Aged care staff record observations and concerns about older people in electronic health records (EHR), including free-text progress notes. These insights are yet to be unleashed. OBJECTIVE This study explored the risk factors for malnutrition in structured and unstructured electronic health data. METHODS Data of weight loss and malnutrition were extracted from the de-identified EHR records of a large aged care organization in Australia. A literature review was conducted to identify causative factors for malnutrition. Natural language processing (NLP) techniques were applied to progress notes to extract these causative factors. The NLP performance was evaluated by the parameters of sensitivity, specificity and F1-Score. RESULTS The NLP methods were highly accurate in extracting the key data, values for 46 causative variables, from the free-text client progress notes. Thirty three percent (1,469 out of 4,405) of the clients were malnourished. The structured, tabulated data only recorded 48% of these malnourished clients, far less than that (82%) identified from the progress notes, suggesting the importance of using NLP technology to uncover the information from nursing notes to fully understand the health status of the vulnerable older people in residential aged care. CONCLUSION This study identified 33% of older people suffered from malnutrition, lower than those reported in the similar setting in previous studies. Our study demonstrates that NLP technology is important for uncovering the key information about health risks for older people in residential aged care. Future research can apply NLP to predict other health risks for older people in this setting.
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- Mohammad Alkhalaf
- Centre for Digital Transformation, School of Computing and Information Technology, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, Australia
- School of Computer Science, Qassim University, Buraydah, Saudi Arabia
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- Centre for Digital Transformation, School of Computing and Information Technology, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, Australia
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- School of Nursing and Midwifery, Western Sydney University, Penrith, Australia
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- School of Nursing, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, Australia
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- School of Medical, Indigenous and Health Sciences, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, Australia
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- Centre for Digital Transformation, School of Computing and Information Technology, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, Australia
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Nutritional status evaluation in critical care: A study of clinical practices. NUTR CLIN METAB 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.nupar.2022.11.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Ferrie S, Weiss NB, Chau HY, Torkel S, Stepniewski ME. Association of Subjective Global Assessment with outcomes in the intensive care unit: A retrospective cohort study. Nutr Diet 2022; 79:572-581. [PMID: 36127861 PMCID: PMC9826034 DOI: 10.1111/1747-0080.12767] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2021] [Revised: 06/23/2022] [Accepted: 07/02/2022] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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AIMS This retrospective audit was conducted to investigate the association between outcome and protein-energy malnutrition diagnosed using Subjective Global Assessment (SGA), to evaluate the predictive validity of Subjective Global Assessment in adults admitted to intensive care. METHODS The audit analysed the medical records of 1034 consecutive adult patients who had nutrition assessment on admission to the intensive care unit between January 2017 and July 2018. Extracted data included patient demographics, nutritional status, outcomes, and Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation II score. Regression was used to explore the association between Subjective Global Assessment and outcomes. RESULTS The prevalence of protein-energy malnutrition was 39.5% (342 patients SGA-B, and 75 patients SGA-C), and there was a significant independent association between Subjective Global Assessment and outcomes both in surgical and non-surgical patients. Compared with well-nourished patients, mortality was significantly higher in the malnourished, during the intensive care admission (p = 0.007), in hospital (p < 0.0001), at 90 days (p = 0.001) and at 180 days (p = 0.002). Pressure injuries were more common (p = 0.01). Length of stay was longer in intensive care (p = 0.001) and in hospital (p < 0.001), with increased readmission rate (p < 0.001). CONCLUSION Protein-energy malnutrition diagnosed by Subjective Global Assessment had a significant independent association with adverse clinical outcomes in critically ill patients. Subjective Global Assessment appears to have predictive validity in this patient population.
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- Suzie Ferrie
- Department of Nutrition & DieteticsRoyal Prince Alfred HospitalCamperdownNew South WalesAustralia,Faculty of Medicine and HealthUniversity of SydneySydneyAustralia
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- Faculty of Medicine and HealthUniversity of SydneySydneyAustralia
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- Faculty of Medicine and HealthUniversity of SydneySydneyAustralia
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Factors Associated with Significant Weight Loss in Hospitalised Patients with COVID-19: A Retrospective Cohort Study in a Large Teaching Hospital. Nutrients 2022; 14:nu14194195. [PMID: 36235847 PMCID: PMC9572292 DOI: 10.3390/nu14194195] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/12/2022] [Revised: 10/04/2022] [Accepted: 10/05/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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SARS-CoV-2 infection (COVID-19) is associated with malnutrition risk in hospitalised individuals. COVID-19 and malnutrition studies in large European cohorts are limited, and post-discharge dietary characteristics are understudied. This study aimed to assess the rates of and risk factors for ≥10% weight loss in inpatients with COVID-19, and the need for post-discharge dietetic support and the General Practitioner (GP) prescription of oral nutritional supplements, during the first COVID-19 wave in a large teaching hospital in the UK. Hospitalised adult patients admitted between March and June 2020 with a confirmed COVID-19 diagnosis were included in this retrospective cohort study. Demographic, anthropometric, clinical, biochemical, and nutritional parameters associated with ≥10% weight loss and post-discharge characteristics were described. Logistic regression models were used to identify risk factors for ≥10% weight loss and post-discharge requirements for ongoing dietetic input and oral nutritional supplement prescription. From the total 288 patients analysed (40% females, 72 years median age), 19% lost ≥ 10% of their admission weight. The length of hospital stay was a significant risk factor for ≥10% weight loss in multivariable analysis (OR 1.22; 95% CI 1.08-1.38; p = 0.001). In addition, ≥10% weight loss was positively associated with higher admission weight and malnutrition screening scores, dysphagia, ICU admission, and artificial nutrition needs. The need for more than one dietetic input after discharge was associated with older age and ≥10% weight loss during admission. A large proportion of patients admitted to the hospital with COVID-19 experienced significant weight loss during admission. Longer hospital stay is a risk factor for ≥10% weight loss, independent of disease severity, reinforcing the importance of repeated malnutrition screening and timely referral to dietetics.
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Besculides M, Mazumdar M, Phlegar S, Freeman R, Wilson S, Joshi H, Kia A, Gorbenko K. Implementing a Machine Learning Screening Tool for Malnutrition: Insights from Qualitative Research Applicable to Other ML-Based CDSS (Preprint). JMIR Form Res 2022. [PMID: 37440303 PMCID: PMC10375393 DOI: 10.2196/42262] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Machine learning (ML)-based clinical decision support systems (CDSS) are popular in clinical practice settings but are often criticized for being limited in usability, interpretability, and effectiveness. Evaluating the implementation of ML-based CDSS is critical to ensure CDSS is acceptable and useful to clinicians and helps them deliver high-quality health care. Malnutrition is a common and underdiagnosed condition among hospital patients, which can have serious adverse impacts. Early identification and treatment of malnutrition are important. OBJECTIVE This study aims to evaluate the implementation of an ML tool, Malnutrition Universal Screening Tool (MUST)-Plus, that predicts hospital patients at high risk for malnutrition and identify best implementation practices applicable to this and other ML-based CDSS. METHODS We conducted a qualitative postimplementation evaluation using in-depth interviews with registered dietitians (RDs) who use MUST-Plus output in their everyday work. After coding the data, we mapped emergent themes onto select domains of the nonadoption, abandonment, scale-up, spread, and sustainability (NASSS) framework. RESULTS We interviewed 17 of the 24 RDs approached (71%), representing 37% of those who use MUST-Plus output. Several themes emerged: (1) enhancements to the tool were made to improve accuracy and usability; (2) MUST-Plus helped identify patients that would not otherwise be seen; perceived usefulness was highest in the original site; (3) perceived accuracy varied by respondent and site; (4) RDs valued autonomy in prioritizing patients; (5) depth of tool understanding varied by hospital and level; (6) MUST-Plus was integrated into workflows and electronic health records; and (7) RDs expressed a desire to eventually have 1 automated screener. CONCLUSIONS Our findings suggest that continuous involvement of stakeholders at new sites given staff turnover is vital to ensure buy-in. Qualitative research can help identify the potential bias of ML tools and should be widely used to ensure health equity. Ongoing collaboration among CDSS developers, data scientists, and clinical providers may help refine CDSS for optimal use and improve the acceptability of CDSS in the clinical context.
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Bellanti F, lo Buglio A, Quiete S, Vendemiale G. Malnutrition in Hospitalized Old Patients: Screening and Diagnosis, Clinical Outcomes, and Management. Nutrients 2022; 14:nu14040910. [PMID: 35215559 PMCID: PMC8880030 DOI: 10.3390/nu14040910] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2022] [Revised: 02/18/2022] [Accepted: 02/19/2022] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Malnutrition in hospitalized patients heavily affects several clinical outcomes. The prevalence of malnutrition increases with age, comorbidities, and intensity of care in up to 90% of old populations. However, malnutrition frequently remains underdiagnosed and undertreated in the hospital. Thus, an accurate screening to identify patients at risk of malnutrition or malnourishment is determinant to elaborate a personal nutritional intervention. Several definitions of malnutrition were proposed in the last years, affecting the real frequency of nutritional disorders and the timing of intervention. Diagnosis of malnutrition needs a complete nutritional assessment, which is often challenging to perform during a hospital stay. For this purpose, various screening tools were proposed, allowing patients to be stratified according to the risk of malnutrition. The present review aims to summarize the actual evidence in terms of diagnosis, association with clinical outcomes, and management of malnutrition in a hospital setting.
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Sahin N, Tek NA. Validity of the Graz Malnutrition Screening as an indicator of malnutrition in hospitalized patients. Nutr Clin Pract 2022; 37:1336-1347. [DOI: 10.1002/ncp.10825] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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- Nursel Sahin
- Department of Nutrition and Dietetic Bandirma Onyedi Eylul University Balikesir Turkey
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- Department of Nutrition and Dietetic Gazi University Ankara Turkey
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Baldwin C, de van der Schueren MA, Kruizenga HM, Weekes CE. Dietary advice with or without oral nutritional supplements for disease-related malnutrition in adults. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2021; 12:CD002008. [PMID: 34931696 PMCID: PMC8691169 DOI: 10.1002/14651858.cd002008.pub5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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BACKGROUND Disease-related malnutrition has been reported in 10% to 55% of people in hospital and the community and is associated with significant health and social-care costs. Dietary advice (DA) encouraging consumption of energy- and nutrient-rich foods rather than oral nutritional supplements (ONS) may be an initial treatment. OBJECTIVES To examine evidence that DA with/without ONS in adults with disease-related malnutrition improves survival, weight, anthropometry and quality of life (QoL). SEARCH METHODS We identified relevant publications from comprehensive electronic database searches and handsearching. Last search: 01 March 2021. SELECTION CRITERIA Randomised controlled trials (RCTs) of DA with/without ONS in adults with disease-related malnutrition in any healthcare setting compared with no advice, ONS or DA alone. DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS Two authors independently assessed study eligibility, risk of bias, extracted data and graded evidence. MAIN RESULTS We included 94, mostly parallel, RCTs (102 comparisons; 10,284 adults) across many conditions possibly explaining the high heterogeneity. Participants were mostly older people in hospital, residential care and the community, with limited reporting on their sex. Studies lasted from one month to 6.5 years. DA versus no advice - 24 RCTs (3523 participants) Most outcomes had low-certainty evidence. There may be little or no effect on mortality after three months, RR 0.87 (95% confidence interval (CI) 0.26 to 2.96), or at later time points. We had no three-month data, but advice may make little or no difference to hospitalisations, or days in hospital after four to six months and up to 12 months. A similar effect was seen for complications at up to three months, MD 0.00 (95% CI -0.32 to 0.32) and between four and six months. Advice may improve weight after three months, MD 0.97 kg (95% CI 0.06 to 1.87) continuing at four to six months and up to 12 months; and may result in a greater gain in fat-free mass (FFM) after 12 months, but not earlier. It may also improve global QoL at up to three months, MD 3.30 (95% CI 1.47 to 5.13), but not later. DA versus ONS - 12 RCTs (852 participants) All outcomes had low-certainty evidence. There may be little or no effect on mortality after three months, RR 0.66 (95% CI 0.34 to 1.26), or at later time points. Either intervention may make little or no difference to hospitalisations at three months, RR 0.36 (95% CI 0.04 to 3.24), but ONS may reduce hospitalisations up to six months. There was little or no difference between groups in weight change at three months, MD -0.14 kg (95% CI -2.01 to 1.74), or between four to six months. Advice (one study) may lead to better global QoL scores but only after 12 months. No study reported days in hospital, complications or FFM. DA versus DA plus ONS - 22 RCTs (1286 participants) Most outcomes had low-certainty evidence. There may be little or no effect on mortality after three months, RR 0.92 (95% CI 0.47 to 1.80) or at later time points. At three months advice may lead to fewer hospitalisations, RR 1.70 (95% CI 1.04 to 2.77), but not at up to six months. There may be little or no effect on length of hospital stay at up to three months, MD -1.07 (95% CI -4.10 to 1.97). At three months DA plus ONS may lead to fewer complications, RR 0.75 (95% CI o.56 to 0.99); greater weight gain, MD 1.15 kg (95% CI 0.42 to 1.87); and better global QoL scores, MD 0.33 (95% CI 0.09 to 0.57), but this was not seen at other time points. There was no effect on FFM at three months. DA plus ONS if required versus no advice or ONS - 31 RCTs (3308 participants) Evidence was moderate- to low-certainty. There may be little or no effect on mortality at three months, RR 0.82 (95% CI 0.58 to 1.16) or at later time points. Similarly, little or no effect on hospitalisations at three months, RR 0.83 (95% CI 0.59 to 1.15), at four to six months and up to 12 months; on days in hospital at three months, MD -0.12 (95% CI -2.48 to 2.25) or for complications at any time point. At three months, advice plus ONS probably improve weight, MD 1.25 kg (95% CI 0.73 to 1.76) and may improve FFM, 0.82 (95% CI 0.35 to 1.29), but these effects were not seen later. There may be little or no effect of either intervention on global QoL scores at three months, but advice plus ONS may improve scores at up to 12 months. DA plus ONS versus no advice or ONS - 13 RCTs (1315 participants) Evidence was low- to very low-certainty. There may be little or no effect on mortality after three months, RR 0.91 (95% CI 0.55 to 1.52) or at later time points. No study reported hospitalisations and there may be little or no effect on days in hospital after three months, MD -1.81 (95% CI -3.65 to 0.04) or six months. Advice plus ONS may lead to fewer complications up to three months, MD 0.42 (95% CI 0.20 to 0.89) (one study). Interventions may make little or no difference to weight at three months, MD 1.08 kg (95% CI -0.17 to 2.33); however, advice plus ONS may improve weight at four to six months and up to 12 months. Interventions may make little or no difference in FFM or global QoL scores at any time point. AUTHORS' CONCLUSIONS We found no evidence of an effect of any intervention on mortality. There may be weight gain with DA and with DA plus ONS in the short term, but the benefits of DA when compared with ONS are uncertain. The size and direction of effect and the length of intervention and follow-up required for benefits to emerge were inconsistent for all other outcomes. There were too few data for many outcomes to allow meaningful conclusions. Studies focusing on both patient-centred and healthcare outcomes are needed to address the questions in this review.
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- Christine Baldwin
- Department of Nutritional Sciences, Facutly of Life Sciences & Medicine, King's College London, London, UK
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- Department of Nutrition, Dietetics and Lifestyle, HAN University of Applied Sciences, Nijmegen, Netherlands
- Division of Human Nutrition and Health, Wageningen University and Research, Wageningen, Netherlands
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- Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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Dynesen AW, Snitkjær P, Andreasen LS, Elgaard L, Aaslyng MD. Eat what you want and when you want. Effect of a free choice menu on the energy and protein intake of geriatric medical patients. Clin Nutr ESPEN 2021; 46:288-296. [PMID: 34857210 DOI: 10.1016/j.clnesp.2021.09.741] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2021] [Accepted: 09/27/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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BACKGROUND Geriatric medical patients are often at nutritional risk when admitted to hospital. More flexible meal service concepts may prove successful in improving nutritional intake. AIM To evaluate whether the Free Choice Menu (FCM), a new room service resembling meal service concept, improves energy and protein intake in a population of geriatric medical patients compared with the traditional concept of serving meals from a trolley with a fixed menu (trolley). METHODS Data were collected consecutive in a geriatric ward at Slagelse Hospital (Denmark) before (autumn 2018; n = 98) and after (autumn 2020; n = 52) implementing the Free Choice Menu. Weighed dietary intake was recorded for three full days for each patient. RESULTS Energy and protein intake did not differ significantly when comparing the two meal service concepts (trolley: 6124 kJ; 52.6 g and FCM: 5923 kJ; 47.1 g) over three days. The FCM concept showed however a significantly higher energy and protein intake for the dinner (relative to the other meals), whereas a higher percentage of protein and energy intake was covered by oral nutritional supplements in the trolley concept. The majority of the participants met the recommendations for energy intake, while only a minority met the recommendations for protein intake. Plate waste was significantly lower (p = 0.0005) at the lunch meal for the FCM concept (15.6%) compared with the trolley concept (26.1%). CONCLUSION When implementing a FCM, energy and protein intake was maintained and patients received more energy and protein from the dinner and less from oral nutritional supplements. However, the introduction of a free choice of meals concept did not in itself ensure nutritional intake in geriatric medical patients.
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- Centre for Nutrition and Rehabilitation, University College Absalon, Denmark
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- Centre for Nutrition and Rehabilitation, University College Absalon, Denmark
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- Centre for Nutrition and Rehabilitation, University College Absalon, Denmark
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Factors Related to Oral Intake of Food by Hospitalized Patients with Malnutrition under the Care of a Nutrition Support Team. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2021; 18:ijerph182111725. [PMID: 34770239 PMCID: PMC8583554 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph182111725] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2021] [Revised: 11/04/2021] [Accepted: 11/06/2021] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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This study aimed to evaluate the role of the general condition and oral health status in determining the primary nutritional route and suitable food form for oral ingestion among malnourished inpatients. This cross-sectional study included 255 inpatients referred to a nutrition support team (NST), which included dental professionals, at an acute care hospital. We assessed the participants’ basic information, and Dysphagia Severity Scale (DSS) and Oral Health Assessment Tool (OHAT) scores. The nutritional intake mode was evaluated based on the Functional Oral Intake Scale scores at the initial NST consultation (FOIS-I), and then revised by the NST based on the participants’ general condition and oral health (FOIS-R). There was a divergence between FOIS-I and FOIS-R, with FOIS-R being significantly higher than FOIS-I (p < 0.001). Logistic regression analysis of FOIS-R identified that consciousness level (odds ratio (OR): 0.448; 95% confidence interval (CI): 0.214–0.935) and DSS (OR: 3.521; 95% CI: 2.574–4.815) significantly affected the oral nutrition intake. Among participants who could ingest orally (FOIS-R ≥ 3; n = 126), FOIS score had significant negative and positive associations with the OHAT and DSS scores, respectively. These findings suggest that appropriate assessment of oral health status, including swallowing function, might contribute to high-quality nutrition management.
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Ardehali SH, Eslamian G, Malek S. Associations between systemic inflammation and intestinal permeability with Onodera's prognostic nutritional index in critically ill patients. Acute Crit Care 2021; 36:361-368. [PMID: 34404119 PMCID: PMC8907464 DOI: 10.4266/acc.2021.00178] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2021] [Accepted: 05/06/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Background Malnutrition is a serious condition in critically ill patients. The aim of this study is to evaluate the relationships between the Onodera’s prognostic nutritional index (OPNI) and intestinal permeability and between OPNI and systemic inflammation in critically ill patients. Methods This was a cross-sectional study conducted in the general intensive care unit (ICU) of a university-affiliated hospital. A total of 162 patients admitted between May 2018 and December 2019, was included in the study. The OPNI was calculated at admission and categorized as ≤40 or >40. We assessed plasma endotoxin and zonulin concentrations as markers of intestinal permeability as well as serum interleukin-6 (IL-6) and high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) as markers of systemic inflammation upon admission under stringent conditions. The relationships between these markers and OPNI were assessed after adjusting for potential confounders through estimation of a binary logistic regression model. Results Median (interquartile range) hs-CRP, IL-6 zonulin, and endotoxin were significantly greater in the low OPNI subgroup than in the high OPNI subgroup (all P<0.05). Multivariate analyses showed significant association between serum IL-6 (odds ratio [OR], 0.88; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.64–0.96), serum hs-CRP (OR, 0.77; 95% CI, 0.53–0.92), plasma endotoxin (OR, 0.81; 95% CI, 0.72–0.93), and plasma zonulin (OR, 0.83; 95% CI, 0.75–0.98) levels with OPNI in the overall population. Conclusions Our results provide evidence that higher plasma endotoxin, zonulin, IL-6, and hs-CRP levels are associated with progressively lower OPNI in mixed ICU populations, particularly in surgical ICU patients.
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- Seyed Hossein Ardehali
- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, Shohadaye Tajrish Hospital, Tehran,Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Cellular and Molecular Nutrition, Faculty of Nutrition and Food Technology, National Nutrition and Food Technology Research Institute, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Nutrition and Food Science, California State University, Chico, CA, USA
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Reber E, Schönenberger KA, Vasiloglou MF, Stanga Z. Nutritional Risk Screening in Cancer Patients: The First Step Toward Better Clinical Outcome. Front Nutr 2021; 8:603936. [PMID: 33898493 PMCID: PMC8058175 DOI: 10.3389/fnut.2021.603936] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2020] [Accepted: 03/15/2021] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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Disease-related malnutrition is highly prevalent among cancer patients, with 40-80% suffering from it during the course of their disease. Malnutrition is associated with numerous negative outcomes such as: longer hospital stays, increased morbidity and mortality rates, delayed wound healing, as well as decreased muscle function, autonomy and quality of life. In cancer patients, malnutrition negatively affects treatment tolerance (including anti-cancer drugs, surgery, chemo- and radiotherapy), increases side effects, causes adverse reactions, treatment interruptions, postoperative complications and higher readmission rates. Conversely, anti-cancer treatments are also known to affect body composition and impair nutritional status. Tailoring early nutritional therapy to patients' needs has been shown to prevent, treat and limit the negative consequences of malnutrition and is likely to improve overall prognosis. As the optimisation of treatment outcomes is top priority and evidence for nutritional therapy is growing, it is increasingly recognized as a significant intervention and an autonomous component of multimodal cancer care. The proactive implementation of nutritional screening and assessment is essential for patients suffering from cancer - given the interaction of clinical, metabolic, pharmacological factors with systemic inflammation; and suppressed appetite with accelerated muscle protein catabolism. At the same time, a nutritional care plan must be established, and adequate individualized nutritional intervention started rapidly. Screening tools for nutritional risk should be validated, standardized, non-invasive, quick and easy-to-use in daily clinical practice. Such tools must be able to identify patients who are already malnourished, as well as those at risk for malnutrition, in order to prevent or treat malnutrition and reduce negative outcomes. This review investigates the predictive value of commonly used screening tools, as well as the sensitivity and specificity of their individual components for improving clinical outcomes in oncologic populations. Healthcare professionals' awareness of malnutrition in cancer patients and the pertinence of early nutritional screening must be raised in order to plan the best possible intervention and follow-up during the patients' ordeal with the disease.
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- Emilie Reber
- Department of Diabetes, Endocrinology, Nutritional Medicine and Metabolism, Bern University Hospital, Inselspital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Diabetes, Endocrinology, Nutritional Medicine and Metabolism, Bern University Hospital, Inselspital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Artificial Organ (ARTORG) Centre for Biomedical Engineering Research, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Diabetes, Endocrinology, Nutritional Medicine and Metabolism, Bern University Hospital, Inselspital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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Scholes G. Protein-energy malnutrition in older Australians: A narrative review of the prevalence, causes and consequences of malnutrition, and strategies for prevention. Health Promot J Austr 2021; 33:187-193. [PMID: 33783903 DOI: 10.1002/hpja.489] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/24/2020] [Accepted: 03/24/2021] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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ISSUE ADDRESSED Protein-energy malnutrition (PEM) is a condition of involuntary weight and muscle loss caused by inadequate nutritional intake. In Australia, it is predominantly associated with chronic diseases, as are common in the older population. Given the ageing population of Australia, and the poor outcomes associated with PEM, there is a need to identify the contributing factors, and to explore strategies to prevent PEM. METHODS Two databases were searched for pertinent keywords, including malnutrition, Australia and elderly, with relevant articles selected for inclusion. The citations and references of these articles were also searched for further articles. RESULTS PEM is associated with increasing age and institutionalisation. The contributing factors are multifactorial, and include physiological, pathophysiological and structural causes. PEM is a significant public health issue for Australia, in terms of its consequences on both quality of life for older adults, and the burden on the healthcare system. However, there are strategies that can be implemented at the community, organisation and policy level to prevent PEM. CONCLUSION PEM is a common problem for older Australians, and this has important physiological and public health consequences, especially in the context of the ageing Australian population. However, there is significant scope for preventing PEM. SO WHAT?: Readers can be advised that PEM is a significant public health issue that will increase in importance as the population continues to age. It is important that communities, organisations and governments develop strategies to prevent PEM.
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Kaegi-Braun N, Tribolet P, Gomes F, Fehr R, Baechli V, Geiser M, Deiss M, Kutz A, Bregenzer T, Hoess C, Pavlicek V, Schmid S, Bilz S, Sigrist S, Brändle M, Benz C, Henzen C, Mattmann S, Thomann R, Rutishauser J, Aujesky D, Rodondi N, Donzé J, Stanga Z, Mueller B, Schuetz P. Six-month outcomes after individualized nutritional support during the hospital stay in medical patients at nutritional risk: Secondary analysis of a prospective randomized trial. Clin Nutr 2021; 40:812-819. [DOI: 10.1016/j.clnu.2020.08.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2020] [Revised: 08/09/2020] [Accepted: 08/15/2020] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Sakashita R, Ono H, Sato T, Takami M, Kim W, Nakanishi E, Kusumoto H, Hamasaki M, Hamada M. Effects of Dining-focused Life Enhancement Program in Welfare Facilities for Seniors in Japan. Asian Pac Isl Nurs J 2020; 5:63-72. [PMID: 33043135 PMCID: PMC7544011 DOI: 10.31372/20200502.1089] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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This study evaluated the effectiveness of a life-enhancement program designed to focus on dining conditions in welfare facilities for seniors living in Japan. Effectiveness was specifically evaluated based on whether improvements were achieved in (1) nutritional status, (2) oral health, (3) frequency of fever, and (4) vitality of appetite across three sites. As part of a comprehensive-care initiative that began with dining support, the program consisted of two main components: (1) a 3-month intensive program comprised of (a) collective experiential learning for residents and staff (including nutritionists, nurses, and physiotherapists) and (b) a tailor-made individual program for residents followed by (2) a 3-month continuation program. Participants included 168 individuals (31 males and 137 females) from a total of three facilities (average age was 85.9 [60-104] years). Results showed that the intensive program significantly improved nutritional status (e.g., BMI, caloric intake, and water intake; P < 0.000-0.005) and tongue movement (P < 0.000) while significantly reducing dental-plaque and tongue-coating indices (P < 0.000). Significant improvements were also achieved for degree of appetite and vitality indices (P < 0.000-0.001). However, incidences of fever were not reduced. These findings indicate that the program effectively improved nutritional status, oral health, vitality, and appetite. However, these effects did not sufficiently remain once the program was finished, thus suggesting the need for a continuous intervention.
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- Niigata University Graduate School of Health Sciences, Japan
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Hedayati S, Nachvak SM, Samadi M, Motamedi-Motlagh A, Moradi S. Malnutrition and nutritional status in critically ill patients with enteral nutrition. MEDITERRANEAN JOURNAL OF NUTRITION AND METABOLISM 2020. [DOI: 10.3233/mnm-200421] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVE: The prevention of malnutrition is an important factor in the survival of critically ill patients with enteral nutrition. The present study aims to assess the nutritional status and its association with some blood-related markers in critically ill patients with enteral nutrition during hospitalization in the intensive care units (ICUs). METHODS: Totally, 110 patients participated in this study from the time of admission to discharge at five ICUs. The patients’ nutritional status was assessed by subjective global assessment (SGA), Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation and Albumin, Total Iron Binding Capacity (TIBC), Hemoglobin (Hb), Hematocrit (HCT), Ferritin, and Feas biochemical indices and anthropometric parameters. RESULTS: Malnutrition prevalence increased significantly on the day of discharge (83.6%) compared to the day of admission (41.8%), according to SGA (P < 0.001). Hb, HCT, serum Fe decreased and ferritin, also TIBC were increased during hospitalization in ICU. The malnutrition risk predictors based on the logistic regression were low levels of Hb (OR = 0.6), HCT (OR = 0.9), Fe (OR = 0.9), Albumin (OR = 0.3) and High Ferritin level (OR = 1.006) on the admission day. Anemia of inflammation (AI) was observed during ICU stay. CONCLUSION: This study demonstrated that malnutrition is an increasing phenomenon in the ICU patients and the delay in patient’s enteral feeding had a direct influence in the prevalence of malnutrition on discharge day.
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- Safoora Hedayati
- Department of Nutrition, School of Nutrition Science and Food Technology, Committee of the Deputy of Research and Technology of Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran
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- Department of Nutritional Sciences, Research Center for Environmental Determinants of Health (RCEDH), Health Institute, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran
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- Department of Nutritional Sciences, Research Center for Environmental Determinants of Health (RCEDH), Health Institute, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran
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- Department of Nutritional Sciences, Research Center for Environmental Determinants of Health (RCEDH), Health Institute, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran
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Urquiza M, Fernandez N, Arrinda I, Sierra I, Irazusta J, Rodriguez Larrad A. Nutritional Status Is Associated with Function, Physical Performance and Falls in Older Adults Admitted to Geriatric Rehabilitation: A Retrospective Cohort Study. Nutrients 2020; 12:E2855. [PMID: 32961884 PMCID: PMC7550987 DOI: 10.3390/nu12092855] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2020] [Revised: 09/15/2020] [Accepted: 09/16/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Nutritional status is relevant to functional recovery in patients after an acute process requiring rehabilitation. Nevertheless, little is known about the impact of malnutrition on geriatric rehabilitation. This study aimed to determine the association between nutritional status at admission and the evolution of functional and physical outcomes, as well as the capability of nutritional status to identify fallers among patients admitted to geriatric rehabilitation for different reasons. This was a retrospective cohort study of 375 patients. Data collected included age, gender, diagnosis at admission, comorbidities, cognitive and nutritional status, functional and physical measurements, length of stay, mortality and falls. Orthogeriatric patients with worse nutritional status according to the Mini Nutritional Assessment-Short Form (MNA-SF) had a significantly lower Barthel Index at admission and discharge with worse functional gain and poorer outcomes in the Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB). However, in hospital-deconditioned patients, the MNA-SF score was not significantly associated with functional and physical recovery. Poor nutritional status at admission increased the risk of experiencing at least one fall during rehabilitation in orthogeriatric patients. However, hospital-deconditioned patients who fell had better SPPB scores than those who did not fall. Our results demonstrate the importance of nutritional status in the clinical evolution of orthogeriatric patients throughout the rehabilitation process.
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- Miriam Urquiza
- Department of Physiology, University of the Basque Country, UPV/EHU, 48940 Leioa, Spain; (J.I.); (A.R.L.)
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- Geriatric Department, Igurco Servicios Socio Sanitarios, Grupo IMQ, 48011 Bilbao, Spain; (N.F.); (I.A.); (I.S.)
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- Geriatric Department, Igurco Servicios Socio Sanitarios, Grupo IMQ, 48011 Bilbao, Spain; (N.F.); (I.A.); (I.S.)
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- Geriatric Department, Igurco Servicios Socio Sanitarios, Grupo IMQ, 48011 Bilbao, Spain; (N.F.); (I.A.); (I.S.)
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- Department of Physiology, University of the Basque Country, UPV/EHU, 48940 Leioa, Spain; (J.I.); (A.R.L.)
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- Department of Physiology, University of the Basque Country, UPV/EHU, 48940 Leioa, Spain; (J.I.); (A.R.L.)
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Timsina P, Joshi HN, Cheng FY, Kersch I, Wilson S, Colgan C, Freeman R, Reich DL, Mechanick J, Mazumdar M, Levin MA, Kia A. MUST-Plus: A Machine Learning Classifier That Improves Malnutrition Screening in Acute Care Facilities. J Am Coll Nutr 2020; 40:3-12. [PMID: 32701397 DOI: 10.1080/07315724.2020.1774821] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Malnutrition among hospital patients, a frequent, yet under-diagnosed problem is associated with adverse impact on patient outcome and health care costs. Development of highly accurate malnutrition screening tools is, therefore, essential for its timely detection, for providing nutritional care, and for addressing the concerns related to the suboptimal predictive value of the conventional screening tools, such as the Malnutrition Universal Screening Tool (MUST). We aimed to develop a machine learning (ML) based classifier (MUST-Plus) for more accurate prediction of malnutrition. METHOD A retrospective cohort with inpatient data consisting of anthropometric, lab biochemistry, clinical data, and demographics from adult (≥ 18 years) admissions at a large tertiary health care system between January 2017 and July 2018 was used. The registered dietitian (RD) nutritional assessments were used as the gold standard outcome label. The cohort was randomly split (70:30) into training and test sets. A random forest model was trained using 10-fold cross-validation on training set, and its predictive performance on test set was compared to MUST. RESULTS In all, 13.3% of admissions were associated with malnutrition in the test cohort. MUST-Plus provided 73.07% (95% confidence interval [CI]: 69.61%-76.33%) sensitivity, 76.89% (95% CI: 75.64%-78.11%) specificity, and 83.5% (95% CI: 82.0%-85.0%) area under the receiver operating curve (AUC). Compared to classic MUST, MUST-Plus demonstrated 30% higher sensitivity, 6% higher specificity, and 17% increased AUC. CONCLUSIONS ML-based MUST-Plus provided superior performance in identifying malnutrition compared to the classic MUST. The tool can be used for improving the operational efficiency of RDs by timely referrals of high-risk patients.
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- Prem Timsina
- Institute for Healthcare Delivery Science, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York, USA
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- Institute for Healthcare Delivery Science, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York, USA.,Department of Population Health Science and Policy, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York, USA
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- Institute for Healthcare Delivery Science, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York, USA
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- Clinical Nutrition, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York, USA
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- Clinical Nutrition, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York, USA
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- Hospital Administration, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York, USA
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- Institute for Healthcare Delivery Science, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York, USA.,Hospital Administration, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York, USA
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- Hospital Administration, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York, USA.,Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York, USA
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- Divisions of Cardiology and Endocrinology, Diabetes and Bone Disease, All at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, NY, New York, USA
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- Institute for Healthcare Delivery Science, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York, USA.,Department of Population Health Science and Policy, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York, USA
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- Institute for Healthcare Delivery Science, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York, USA
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Zuo P, Tong S, Yan Q, Cheng L, Li Y, Song K, Chen Y, Dai Y, Gao H, Zhang C. Decreased prealbumin level is associated with increased risk for mortality in elderly hospitalized patients with COVID-19. Nutrition 2020; 78:110930. [PMID: 32854020 PMCID: PMC7333599 DOI: 10.1016/j.nut.2020.110930] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2020] [Revised: 06/02/2020] [Accepted: 06/06/2020] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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OBJECTIVES High-risk patients ≥65 y of age with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) tended to have lower serum prealbumin concentrations. The aim of this study was to investigate the association of prealbumin at baseline on COVID-19-related mortality in elderly patients (≥65 y of age). METHODS We non-selectively and consecutively collected participants from Tongji Hospital in Wuhan from January 17 to February 17, 2020. Univariate and multivariate logistic regression models were employed to evaluate the correlation between prealbumin and in-hospital outcomes (in-hospital mortality, admission to the intensive care unit [ICU], and mechanical ventilation) in elderly patients with COVID-19. Linear trend was performed by entering the median value of each category of prealbumin tertile as a continuous variable and was visually confirmed by using generalized additive models. Interaction and stratified analyses were conducted as well. RESULTS We included 446 elderly patients with COVID-19 in the final analyses. In-hospital mortality was 14.79%. Of the 446 patients, 15.47% were admitted to the ICU and 21.3% required mechanical ventilation. Compared with patients in the highest tertile, the prealbumin of patients in the lowest tertile had a 19.09-fold higher risk for death [odds ratio (OR), 20.09; 95% confidence interval (CI), 3.62-111.64; P = 0.0006], 25.39-fold higher risk for ICU admission (OR, 26.39; 95% CI, 4.04-172.39; P = 0.0006), and 1.8-fold higher risk for mechanical ventilation (OR, 2.8; 95% CI, 1.15-6.78; P = 0.0227) after adjustment for potential confounders. There was a linear trend correlation between serum prealbumin concentration and risk for in-hospital mortality, ICU admission, and mechanical ventilation in elderly patients with COVID-19 infection. CONCLUSION Prealbumin is an independent risk factor of in-hospital mortality for elderly patients with COVID-19. Assessment of prealbumin may help identify high-risk individuals ≥65 y of age with COVID-19.
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- Peiyuan Zuo
- Department of Geriatrics, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Geriatrics, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Geriatrics, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Geriatrics, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Geriatrics, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Geriatrics, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Geriatrics, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Geriatrics, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
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- Department of Geriatrics, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
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Xing H, Xiang D, Li Y, Ji X, Xie G. Preoperative prognostic nutritional index predicts postoperative delirium in elderly patients after hip fracture surgery. Psychogeriatrics 2020; 20:487-494. [PMID: 31951677 DOI: 10.1111/psyg.12511] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2019] [Revised: 01/03/2020] [Accepted: 01/06/2020] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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BACKGROUND Postoperative delirium (POD) is a very common complication in elderly patients after hip fracture surgery, which has poorly understood pathophysiology. This study aimed to investigate potential risk factors for POD. METHODS Elderly patients (aged ≥65 years) scheduled to undergo selective surgery in our hospital were consecutively recruited. Patient characteristics, preoperative laboratory tests and prognostic nutritional index (PNI) levels were compared between patients with or without POD. The risk factors for POD were evaluated by univariate and multivariate logistic regression analyses. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis was performed to evaluate the predictive value of PNI and age for POD. RESULTS Fifty-seven of the 163 enrolled patient had suffered POD within postoperative day 7 with an incidence of 35.0%. Multivariate logistic analyses revealed that an advanced age (cut-off value: 71.5 years, sensitivity: 48.1%, specificity: 75.4%, odds ratio (OR): 3.24, 95% CI: 1.16-8.69, P = 0.026) and lower PNI level (cut-off value: 47.45, sensitivity: 86.0%, specificity: 51.9%, OR: 2.88, 95% CI: 1.25-6.64, P = 0.012) were two independent predictive factors associated with POD. According to the ROC curve analysis, preoperative PNI level was a predictor for POD with an area under the curve of 0.686 (95% CI: 0.604-0.767, P < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS Advanced age and lower preoperative PNI level were significantly associated with POD in elderly patients after hip fracture surgery.
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- Hailin Xing
- Department of Anesthesiology, Taizhou People's Hospital, Medical School of Nantong University, Taizhou, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Taizhou People's Hospital, Medical School of Nantong University, Taizhou, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Taizhou People's Hospital, Medical School of Nantong University, Taizhou, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Taizhou People's Hospital, Medical School of Nantong University, Taizhou, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Taizhou People's Hospital, Medical School of Nantong University, Taizhou, China
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Ramsey KA, Meskers CGM, Trappenburg MC, Verlaan S, Reijnierse EM, Whittaker AC, Maier AB. Malnutrition is associated with dynamic physical performance. Aging Clin Exp Res 2020; 32:1085-1092. [PMID: 31429000 PMCID: PMC7260152 DOI: 10.1007/s40520-019-01295-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2019] [Accepted: 07/25/2019] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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BACKGROUND Malnutrition and poor physical performance are both conditions that increase in prevalence with age; however, their interrelation in a clinically relevant population has not been thoroughly studied. AIMS This study aimed to determine the strength of the association between malnutrition and measures of both static and dynamic physical performance in a cohort of geriatric outpatients. METHODS This cross-sectional study included 286 older adults (mean age 81.8, SD 7.2 years, and 40.6% male) who were referred to geriatric outpatient mobility clinics. The presence of malnutrition was determined using the Short Nutritional Assessment Questionnaire (SNAQ, cut-off ≥ 2 points). Measures of dynamic physical performance included timed up and go (TUG), 4-m walk test, and chair stand test (CST). Static performance encompassed balance tests and hand grip strength (HGS). Physical performance was standardized into sex-specific Z-scores. The association between malnutrition and each individual measure of physical performance was assessed using linear regression analysis. RESULTS 19.9% of the cohort was identified as malnourished. Malnutrition was most strongly associated with CST and gait speed; less strong but significant associations were found between malnutrition and TUG. There was no significant association between malnutrition and HGS or balance. DISCUSSION Physical performance was associated with malnutrition, specifically, dynamic rather than static measures. This may reflect muscle power being more impacted by nutritional status than muscle strength; however, this needs to be further addressed. CONCLUSIONS Malnutrition is associated with dynamic physical performance in geriatric outpatients, which should inform diagnosis and treatment/prevention strategies.
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- Keenan A Ramsey
- Department of Human Movement Sciences, @AgeAmsterdam, Amsterdam Movement Sciences, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Human Movement Sciences, @AgeAmsterdam, Amsterdam Movement Sciences, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Amsterdam Movement Sciences, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam UMC, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Section of Gerontology and Geriatrics, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam UMC, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Department of Internal Medicine, Amstelland Hospital, Amstelveen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Amstelland Hospital, Amstelveen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Medicine and Aged Care, @AgeMelbourne, The Royal Melbourne Hospital, University of Melbourne, Melbourne Health, City Campus, Level 6 North, 300 Grattan Street, Parkville, VIC, 3050, Australia
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- School of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- Department of Human Movement Sciences, @AgeAmsterdam, Amsterdam Movement Sciences, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
- Department of Medicine and Aged Care, @AgeMelbourne, The Royal Melbourne Hospital, University of Melbourne, Melbourne Health, City Campus, Level 6 North, 300 Grattan Street, Parkville, VIC, 3050, Australia.
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Derivation and validation of a new nutritional index for predicting 90 days mortality after ICU admission in a Korean population. J Formos Med Assoc 2020; 119:1283-1291. [PMID: 32439248 DOI: 10.1016/j.jfma.2020.05.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/30/2019] [Revised: 03/26/2020] [Accepted: 05/05/2020] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND/PURPOSE Predicting the mortality in patients admitted to the ICU is important for determining a treatment strategy and public health policy. Although many scores have been developed to predict the mortality, these scores were based on Caucasian population. We aimed to develop a new prognostic index, the New nutritional index (NNI), to predict 90-days mortality after ICU admission based on Korean population. METHODS Patients (1453) who admitted intensive care unit (ICU) of the Gangnam Severance hospital were analyzed. After exclusion, 984 patients were randomly divided into internal (n = 702) and external validation (n = 282) data set. The new nutritional index (NNI) was developed using univariate and multivariate logistic regression with backward selection of predictors. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis and comparison of the area under the curve (AUC) verified the better predictor of 90 days-mortality after ICU admission. RESULTS The NNI better predicted 90 days-mortality compared to modified NUTRIC score, APACHE II scores, SOFA scores, CRP, glucose, total protein, and albumin level in internal and external data sets, with AUC of 0.862 (SE: 0.017, 95% CI: 0.829-0.895) and 0.858 (SE: 0.015, 95% CI: 0.829-0.887), respectively. The calibration plots using external data set for validation showed a close approximation to the logistic calibration of each nomogram, and p-value of Hosmer and Lemeshow test was 0.1804. CONCLUSION The NNI has advantages as a predictor of 90 days mortality based on nutritional status in the Korean population.
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Curtis L. More research and clinical attention is needed on nutrition to prevent influenza incidence and mortality. Eur J Intern Med 2020; 75:101. [PMID: 32035703 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejim.2020.01.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2020] [Accepted: 01/29/2020] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Luke Curtis
- 1028 La Bonne Parkway #C, Manchester, MO 63088, USA.
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van Tonder E, Dihawa N. BMI-based figure rating scale (FRS) as an adjunctive aid in nutritional screening and assessment in a resource-limited setting. SOUTH AFRICAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NUTRITION 2019. [DOI: 10.1080/16070658.2019.1679943] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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- E van Tonder
- Department of Dietetics, Nelson Mandela University, Port Elizabeth, South Africa
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- Department of Dietetics, Nelson Mandela University, Port Elizabeth, South Africa
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Gomes F, Baumgartner A, Bounoure L, Bally M, Deutz NE, Greenwald JL, Stanga Z, Mueller B, Schuetz P. Association of Nutritional Support With Clinical Outcomes Among Medical Inpatients Who Are Malnourished or at Nutritional Risk: An Updated Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. JAMA Netw Open 2019; 2:e1915138. [PMID: 31747030 PMCID: PMC6902795 DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2019.15138] [Citation(s) in RCA: 148] [Impact Index Per Article: 29.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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IMPORTANCE Malnutrition affects a considerable proportion of the medical inpatient population. There is uncertainty regarding whether use of nutritional support during hospitalization in these patients positively alters their clinical outcomes. OBJECTIVE To assess the association of nutritional support with clinical outcomes in medical inpatients who are malnourished or at nutritional risk. DATA SOURCES For this updated systematic review and meta-analysis, a search of the Cochrane Library, MEDLINE, and Embase was conducted from January 1, 2015, to April 30, 2019; the included studies were published between 1982 and 2019. STUDY SELECTION A prespecified Cochrane protocol was followed to identify trials comparing oral and enteral nutritional support interventions with usual care and the association of these treatments with clinical outcomes in non-critically ill medical inpatients who were malnourished. DATA EXTRACTION AND SYNTHESIS Two reviewers independently extracted data and assessed risk of bias; data were pooled using a random-effects model. MAIN OUTCOMES AND MEASURES The primary outcome was mortality. The secondary outcomes included nonelective hospital readmissions, length of hospital stay, infections, functional outcome, daily caloric and protein intake, and weight change. RESULTS A total of 27 trials (n = 6803 patients) were included, of which 5 (n = 3067 patients) were published between 2015 and 2019. Patients receiving nutritional support compared with patients in the control group had significantly lower rates of mortality (230 of 2758 [8.3%] vs 307 of 2787 [11.0%]; odds ratio [OR], 0.73; 95% CI, 0.56-0.97). A sensitivity analysis suggested a more pronounced reduction in the risk of mortality in recent trials (2015 or later) (OR, 0.47; 95% CI, 0.28-0.79) compared with that in older studies (OR, 0.94; 95% CI, 0.72-1.22), in patients with established malnutrition (OR, 0.52; 95% CI, 0.34-0.80) compared with that in patients at nutritional risk (OR, 0.85; 95% CI, 0.62-1.18), and in trials with high protocol adherence (OR, 0.67; 95% CI, 0.54-0.84) compared with that in trials with low protocol adherence (OR, 0.88; 95% CI, 0.44-1.76). Nutritional support was also associated with a reduction in nonelective hospital readmissions (14.7% vs 18.0%; risk ratio, 0.76; 95% CI, 0.60-0.96), higher energy intake (mean difference, 365 kcal; 95% CI, 272-458 kcal) and protein intake (mean difference, 17.7 g; 95% CI, 12.1-23.3 g), and weight increase (0.73 kg; 95% CI, 0.32-1.13 kg). No significant differences were observed in rates of infections (OR, 0.86; 95% CI, 0.64-1.16), functional outcome (mean difference, 0.32; 95% CI, -0.51 to 1.15), and length of hospital stay (mean difference, -0.24; 95% CI, -0.58 to 0.09). CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE This study's findings suggest that despite heterogeneity and varying methodological quality among trials, nutritional support was associated with improved survival and nonelective hospital readmission rates among medical inpatients who were malnourished and should therefore be considered when treating this population.
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- Filomena Gomes
- University Department of Medicine, Clinic for Endocrinology, Diabetology, and Metabolism, Kantonsspital Aarau, Aarau, Switzerland and Medical Faculty of the University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
- Nutrition Science Group, The New York Academy of Sciences, New York
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- University Department of Medicine, Clinic for Endocrinology, Diabetology, and Metabolism, Kantonsspital Aarau, Aarau, Switzerland and Medical Faculty of the University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- University Department of Medicine, Clinic for Endocrinology, Diabetology, and Metabolism, Kantonsspital Aarau, Aarau, Switzerland and Medical Faculty of the University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- University Department of Medicine, Clinic for Endocrinology, Diabetology, and Metabolism, Kantonsspital Aarau, Aarau, Switzerland and Medical Faculty of the University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Center for Translational Research in Aging and Longevity, Department of Health & Kinesiology, Texas A&M University, College Station
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- Core Educator Faculty, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston
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- Division of Diabetology, Endocrinology, Nutritional Medicine, & Metabolism, University Hospital Inselspital Bern, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- University Department of Medicine, Clinic for Endocrinology, Diabetology, and Metabolism, Kantonsspital Aarau, Aarau, Switzerland and Medical Faculty of the University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- University Department of Medicine, Clinic for Endocrinology, Diabetology, and Metabolism, Kantonsspital Aarau, Aarau, Switzerland and Medical Faculty of the University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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Behiry ME, Salem MR. High prevalence of malnutrition among hospitalized patients in a tertiary care hospital by using malnutrition universal screening tool. THE EGYPTIAN JOURNAL OF INTERNAL MEDICINE 2019. [DOI: 10.4103/ejim.ejim_126_18] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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Reber E, Strahm R, Bally L, Schuetz P, Stanga Z. Efficacy and Efficiency of Nutritional Support Teams. J Clin Med 2019; 8:jcm8091281. [PMID: 31443543 PMCID: PMC6780521 DOI: 10.3390/jcm8091281] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2019] [Revised: 08/20/2019] [Accepted: 08/20/2019] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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Malnutrition is frequent in patients during a hospital admission and may further worsen during the hospital stay without appropriate nutritional support. Malnutrition causes greater complication rates, morbidity, and mortality rates, which increases the length of hospital stay and prolongs rehabilitation. Early recognition of individual nutritional risk and timely initiation of a tailored nutritional therapy are crucial. Recent evidence from large-scale trials suggests that efficient nutritional management not only improves the nutritional status, but also prevents negative clinical outcomes and increases patients’ quality of life. Multifaceted clinical knowledge is required to ensure optimal nutritional support, according to a patient’s individual situation and to avoid potential complications. Furthermore, clear definition of responsibilities and structuring of patient, and work processes are indispensable. Interdisciplinary and multiprofessional nutritional support teams have been built up to ensure and improve the quality and safety of nutritional treatments. These teams continuously check and optimize the quality of procedures in the core areas of nutritional management by implementing nutritional screening processes using a validated tool, nutritional status assessment, an adequate nutritional care plan development, prompt and targeted nutritional treatment delivery, and provision of accurate monitoring to oversee all aspects of care, from catering to artificial nutrition. The foundation of any nutritional care plan is the identification of patients at risk. The aim of this narrative review is to provide an overview about composition, tasks, and challenges of nutritional support teams, and to discuss the current evidence regarding their efficiency and efficacy in terms of clinical outcome and cost effectiveness.
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- Emilie Reber
- Department of Diabetes, Endocrinology, Nutritional Medicine and Metabolism, Bern University Hospital, and University of Bern, Freiburgstrasse 15, 3010 Bern, Switzerland.
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- Department of Diabetes, Endocrinology, Nutritional Medicine and Metabolism, Bern University Hospital, and University of Bern, Freiburgstrasse 15, 3010 Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Diabetes, Endocrinology, Nutritional Medicine and Metabolism, Bern University Hospital, and University of Bern, Freiburgstrasse 15, 3010 Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Medical University, Division of General Internal and Emergency Medicine, Kantonsspital Aarau, Tellstrasse 25, 5000 Aarau, Switzerland
- Department for Clinical Research, Medical Faculty, University of Basel, 4001 Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Diabetes, Endocrinology, Nutritional Medicine and Metabolism, Bern University Hospital, and University of Bern, Freiburgstrasse 15, 3010 Bern, Switzerland
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Gubari MIM, Norouzy A, Hosseini M, Mohialdeen FA, Hosseinzadeh-Attar MJ. The Relationship between Serum Concentrations of Pro- and Anti-Inflammatory Cytokines and Nutritional Status in Patients with Traumatic Head Injury in the Intensive Care Unit. MEDICINA (KAUNAS, LITHUANIA) 2019; 55:E486. [PMID: 31443251 PMCID: PMC6723863 DOI: 10.3390/medicina55080486] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2019] [Revised: 08/12/2019] [Accepted: 08/12/2019] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Background and objective: The aim of the present study was to examine the relationship between serum levels of pro-inflammatory cytokines (IL-6, IL-1β, and TNF-α) and anti-inflammatory cytokines (IL-10) measured once at the baseline with changes in nutritional status of patients with traumatic head injury (THI) assessed at three consecutive times (24 h after admission, day 6 and day 13) during hospital stay in the intensive care unit (ICU). Materials and Methods: Sixty-four patients with THI were recruited for the current study (over 10 months). The nutritional status of the patients was determined within 24 h after admission and on days 6 and 13, using actual body weight, body composition analysis, and anthropometric measurements. The APACHE II score and SOFA score were also assessed within 24 h of admission and on days 6 and 13 of patients staying in the ICU. Circulatory serum levels of cytokines (IL-6, IL-1β, TNF-α, and IL-10) were assessed once within 24 h of admission. Results: The current study found a significant reduction in BMI, FBM, LBM, MAUAC, and APM, of THI patients with high serum levels the cytokines, over the course of time from the baseline to day 7 and to day 13 in patients staying in the ICU (p < 0.001). It was also found that patients with low levels of some studied cytokines had significant improvement in their nutritional status and clinical outcomes in term of MAUAC, APM, APACHE II score and SOFA score (p < 0.001 to p < 0.01). Conclusion: THI patients who had high serum levels of studied cytokines were more prone to develop a reduction of nutritional status in terms of BMI, FBM, LBM MAUAC and APM over the course of time from patient admission until day 13 of ICU admission.
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- Department of Clinical Nutrition, School of Nutritional Sciences and Dietetic, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran 1416643931, Iran
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- Department of Clinical Nutrition, School of Nutritional Sciences and Dietetic, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran 1416643931, Iran
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran 1417613151, Iran
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- Community Health Department, Technical College of health, Sulaimani Polytechnic University, Sulaimani 46001, Iraq
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- Department of Clinical Nutrition, School of Nutritional Sciences and Dietetic, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran 1416643931, Iran.
- Centre of Research Excellence in Translating, Nutritional Science to Good Health, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA 5005, Australia.
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Javid Mishamandani Z, Norouzy A, Hashemian SM, Khoundabi B, Rezaeisadrabadi M, Safarian M, Nematy M, Pournik O, Jamialahmadi T, Shadnoush M, Moghaddam OM, Zand F, Beigmohammadi MT, Khoshfetrat M, Shafiei E, Sedaghat A. Nutritional status of patients hospitalized in the intensive care unit: A comprehensive report from Iranian hospitals, 2018. J Crit Care 2019; 54:151-158. [PMID: 31446233 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrc.2019.08.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2018] [Revised: 06/08/2019] [Accepted: 08/01/2019] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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INTRODUCTION AND AIM Malnutrition is a complication of hospitalization in critically ill patients. This event is occurred because of disease and therapeutic processes for curing the patients. Determination of nutritional status helps physicians and clinical nutritionists decide on the best regimen which should be prescribed for a patient. In the current study, we aimed to report the nutritional status ofpatientshospitalizedin the intensive care unit (ICU). METHOD OF STUDY We used three standard tolls, including Subjective global assessment (SGA), Nutrition Risk in the Critically Ill (NUTRIC) Score and nutrition risk screening (NRS) questionnaires via a multi-stage sampling for different ICU wards of 32 university hospitals in Iran. Frequencies and rates of nutritional scores, comparative studies, and determined agreement of scoring systems and nutritional status in any ward of hospitals were evaluated. RESULTS There were 771 males and 540 female Cancer and trauma patients had the best and worst nutritional scores, respectively. Using NRS and NUTRIC, the low-risk scores were more frequent than thehigh-riskscores among ICU patients. SGA showed that most patients were in grades A (well nutritional status) or B (moderate nutritional status), andfew caseswere in grade C (poor nutritional status).The high-risk nutritional score wasobtained for older patients. NUTRIC and NRS had better agreement for diagnosis and differentiation of malnutrition than NUTRIC-SGA or NRS-SGA pairs. However, there was no strong agreement between the mentioned pairs. CONCLUSION Nutritional status of patients hospitalized in ICU wards in Iran wassomewhat better than other countries that this could be due to the highly observed guidelines of patient's care in Iran. Anyway,it is suggested that a more precise tool of nutritional scoresto be validated for patients hospitalized in ICU·In addition, better medical care needs a well evaluation of nutritional insufficiencies and what is necessary for compensation using complementary regimens.
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- Zeinab Javid Mishamandani
- Student Research Committee, Department of Nutrition, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Nutrition Department, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Chronic Respiratory Diseases Research Center, National Research Institute of Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases (NRITLD), Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Iran Helal Institute of Applied-Science and Technology (Red Crescent Society of Iran), Tehran, Iran
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- Internal Medicine Department, Student Research Committee, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Biochemistry and Nutrition Department, Mashhad University of Medical Science, Mashhad, Iran
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- Biochemistry and Nutrition Department, Mashhad University of Medical Science, Mashhad, Iran
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- Department of Community Medicine, School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran; Preventive Medicine and Public Health Research Center, Psychosocial Health Research Institute, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Student Research Committee, Department of Nutrition, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Semnan University of Medical Sciences, Semnan, Iran; Department of Clinical Nutrition, Faculty of Nutrition & Food Technology, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
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- Trauma and Injury Research Center, Critical Care Department, Rasoul-e-Akram Complex Hospital, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Anesthesiology and Critical Care Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, Imam Khomeini Hospital Complex, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Anesthesiology and Critical Care, Khatamolanbia Hospital, Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Zahedan, Iran
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- Anesthesiology and Critical Care Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
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- Faculty of Critical Care Medicine, Lung Disease Research Center, Mashhad university of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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Reber E, Gomes F, Bally L, Schuetz P, Stanga Z. Nutritional Management of Medical Inpatients. J Clin Med 2019; 8:E1130. [PMID: 31366042 PMCID: PMC6722626 DOI: 10.3390/jcm8081130] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2019] [Revised: 07/25/2019] [Accepted: 07/26/2019] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Malnutrition is a common condition in hospitalized patients that is often underdiagnosed and undertreated. Hospital malnutrition has multifactorial causes and is associated with negative clinical and economic outcomes. There is now growing evidence from clinical trials for the efficiency and efficacy of nutritional support in the medical inpatient population. Since many medical inpatients at nutritional risk or malnourished are polymorbid (i.e., suffer from multiple comorbidities), this makes the provision of adequate nutritional support a challenging task, given that most of the clinical nutrition guidelines are dedicated to single diseases. This review summarizes the current level of evidence for nutritional support in not critically ill polymorbid medical inpatients.
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- Emilie Reber
- Department of Diabetes, Endocrinology, Nutritional Medicine and Metabolism, Bern University Hospital, and University of Bern, 3010 Bern, Switzerland.
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- The New York Academy of Sciences, New York, NY 10007, USA
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- Department of Diabetes, Endocrinology, Nutritional Medicine and Metabolism, Bern University Hospital, and University of Bern, 3010 Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Medical University, Division of General Internal and Emergency Medicine, Kantonsspital Aarau, 5000 Aarau, Switzerland
- Department for Clinical Research, Medical Faculty, University of Basel, 4001 Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Diabetes, Endocrinology, Nutritional Medicine and Metabolism, Bern University Hospital, and University of Bern, 3010 Bern, Switzerland
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Association of intestinal permeability with a NUTRIC score in critically ill patients. Nutrition 2019; 63-64:1-8. [PMID: 30925269 DOI: 10.1016/j.nut.2019.01.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2018] [Revised: 12/12/2018] [Accepted: 01/17/2019] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to investigate the association of intestinal permeability with the Nutrition Risk in Critically Ill (NUTRIC) score and the modified NUTRIC score (mNUTRIC) in intensive care unit (ICU) hospitalized patients. METHODS One hundred and fifty ICU hospitalized adult patients admitted between October 2017 and April 2018 who stayed for >24 h in the general ICU were enrolled in the study. Nutrition status was estimated using the NUTRIC score, an ICU-specific nutrition risk assessment tool. The NUTRIC score was calculated using the exact same thresholds and point system as developed previously. Admission plasma endotoxin and zonulin concentrations were measured to assess intestinal permeability. RESULTS Median plasma endotoxin and zonulin increased with increasing mNUTRIC and NUTRIC categories in the overall study population and in the glutamine-deficient subgroup. Multivariate binary logistic regression analyses showed a significant association between the plasma endotoxin (odds ratio [OR], 2.04; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.8-3.52) and zonulin (OR, 1.11; 95% CI, 1.03-1.20) levels with NUTRIC category in the overall population and the glutamine-deficient subgroup. Similar results were obtained when using mNUTRIC. CONCLUSIONS Results from the present study provided evidence that higher plasma endotoxin and zonulin levels are associated with a progressively higher NUTRIC score in critically ill patients.
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Lelli D, Calle A, Pérez LM, Onder G, Morandi A, Ortolani E, Colominas M, Pedone C, Inzitari M. Nutritional Status and Functional Outcomes in Older Adults Admitted to Geriatric Rehabilitations: The SAFARI Study. J Am Coll Nutr 2019; 38:441-446. [PMID: 30676263 DOI: 10.1080/07315724.2018.1541427] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Objective: Evidence about the role of nutritional status (NS) on functional outcomes (FO) after rehabilitation in older adults is scarce. Our aim was to analyze the association between NS and FO in older adults admitted to geriatric rehabilitation units. Methods: The Sarcopenia And Function in Aging Rehabilitation (SAFARI) multicenter study enrolled patients aged ≥65 years admitted to geriatric rehabilitation units in Italy and Spain. FO were absolute and relative functional gain (AFG-RFG) in Barthel Index (BI) at 1 and 3 months after admission. The association between NS (Mini Nutritional Assessment-Short Form) and FO was explored using linear regression and mixed models, adjusted for potential confounders. Analyses were then stratified for diagnosis at admission. Results: We included 415 patients (mean age 81.4 years [SD: 7.7]; 67% female; 9.4% malnourished [MN], 42.7% at risk of malnutrition [RM], and 48% well nourished [WN]). Admission diagnoses were hip fracture (39.5%), elective orthopedic surgery (EOS) (29.5%), and stroke (31%). In an adjusted linear mixed model, MN and RM participants had lower BI compared to WN (MN: β: -8.47, p = 0.023; RM: β: -5.22, p = 0.031), and differences between groups remained stable over time. After stratification for admission diagnosis, only MN patients admitted after EOS had worse FO, both at 30 days (AFG: β adjusted: -13.54, p < 0.001; RFG: β: -32, p < 0.001) and 3 months (AFG: β adjusted: -17.79, p < 0.001; RFG: β: -26.77, p = 0.002). Conclusions: In our sample, poor NS is associated with worse BI in older adults admitted to geriatric rehabilitation units; in patients undergoing EOS, MN is associated with worse FO. Our results documented for the first time the importance of assessing nutritional status before EOS.
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- Diana Lelli
- a Area di Geriatria , Università Campus Bio-Medico di Roma , Rome , Italy
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- b Parc Sanitari Pere Virgili , Barcelona , Spain.,c Vall d'Hebrón Institute of Research , Barcelona , Spain.,d Department of Medicine , Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona , Barcelona , Spain
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- b Parc Sanitari Pere Virgili , Barcelona , Spain.,c Vall d'Hebrón Institute of Research , Barcelona , Spain
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- e Centro Medicina dell'Invecchiamento , Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore , Rome , Italy
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- f Department of Rehabilitation and Aged Care of the Fondazione Camplani , Ancelle Hospital , Cremona , Italy
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- e Centro Medicina dell'Invecchiamento , Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore , Rome , Italy
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- b Parc Sanitari Pere Virgili , Barcelona , Spain.,c Vall d'Hebrón Institute of Research , Barcelona , Spain
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- a Area di Geriatria , Università Campus Bio-Medico di Roma , Rome , Italy
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- b Parc Sanitari Pere Virgili , Barcelona , Spain.,c Vall d'Hebrón Institute of Research , Barcelona , Spain.,d Department of Medicine , Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona , Barcelona , Spain
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McCarthy A, Delvin E, Marcil V, Belanger V, Marchand V, Boctor D, Rashid M, Noble A, Davidson B, Groleau V, Spahis S, Roy C, Levy E. Prevalence of Malnutrition in Pediatric Hospitals in Developed and In-Transition Countries: The Impact of Hospital Practices. Nutrients 2019; 11:nu11020236. [PMID: 30678232 PMCID: PMC6412458 DOI: 10.3390/nu11020236] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2018] [Revised: 01/02/2019] [Accepted: 01/13/2019] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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Presently, undernutrition still goes undetected in pediatric hospitals despite its association with poor clinical outcomes and increased annual hospital costs, thus affecting both the patient and the health care system. The reported prevalence of undernutrition in pediatric patients seeking care or hospitalized varies considerably, ranging from 2.5 to 51%. This disparity is mostly due to the diversity of the origin of populations studied, methods used to detect and assess nutritional status, as well as the lack of consensus for defining pediatric undernutrition. The prevalence among inpatients is likely to be higher than that observed for the community at large, since malnourished children are likely to have a pre-existent disease or to develop medical complications. Meanwhile, growing evidence indicates that the nutritional status of sick children deteriorates during the course of hospitalization. Moreover, the absence of systematic nutritional screening in this environment may lead to an underestimation of this condition. The present review aims to critically discuss studies documenting the prevalence of malnutrition in pediatric hospitals in developed and in-transition countries and identifying hospital practices that may jeopardize the nutritional status of hospitalized children.
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- Andrea McCarthy
- Research Centre, CHU Sainte-Justine, Montreal, QC H3T 1C5, Canada.
- Departments of Nutrition, University of Montreal, Montreal, QC H3C 3J7, Canada.
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- Research Centre, CHU Sainte-Justine, Montreal, QC H3T 1C5, Canada.
- Departments of Biochemistry, University of Montreal, Montreal, QC H3C 3J7, Canada.
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- Research Centre, CHU Sainte-Justine, Montreal, QC H3T 1C5, Canada.
- Departments of Nutrition, University of Montreal, Montreal, QC H3C 3J7, Canada.
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- Research Centre, CHU Sainte-Justine, Montreal, QC H3T 1C5, Canada.
- Departments of Nutrition, University of Montreal, Montreal, QC H3C 3J7, Canada.
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- Research Centre, CHU Sainte-Justine, Montreal, QC H3T 1C5, Canada.
- Departments of Pediatrics, University of Montreal, Montreal, QC H3C 3J7, Canada.
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- Pediatric Gastroenterology, Alberta Children's Hospital, University of Calgary, Calgary, AL T2N 1N4, Canada.
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- Dalhousie University and IWK Health Center, Halifax, NS B3H 1S6, Canada.
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- Dalhousie University and IWK Health Center, Halifax, NS B3H 1S6, Canada.
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- Departments of Pediatrics, University of Montreal, Montreal, QC H3C 3J7, Canada.
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- Research Centre, CHU Sainte-Justine, Montreal, QC H3T 1C5, Canada.
- Departments of Nutrition, University of Montreal, Montreal, QC H3C 3J7, Canada.
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- Research Centre, CHU Sainte-Justine, Montreal, QC H3T 1C5, Canada.
- Departments of Pediatrics, University of Montreal, Montreal, QC H3C 3J7, Canada.
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- Research Centre, CHU Sainte-Justine, Montreal, QC H3T 1C5, Canada.
- Departments of Nutrition, University of Montreal, Montreal, QC H3C 3J7, Canada.
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Dent E, Hoogendijk EO, Visvanathan R, Wright ORL. Malnutrition Screening and Assessment in Hospitalised Older People: a Review. J Nutr Health Aging 2019; 23:431-441. [PMID: 31021360 DOI: 10.1007/s12603-019-1176-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 105] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Malnutrition (undernutrition) remains one of the most serious health problems for older people worldwide. Many factors contribute to malnutrition in older people, including: loss of appetite, polypharmacy, dementia, frailty, poor dentition, swallowing difficulties, social isolation, and poverty. Malnutrition is common in the hospital setting, yet often remains undetected by medical staff. The objective of this review is to compare the validity and reliability of Nutritional Screening Tools (NSTs) for older adults in the hospital setting. We also provide an overview of the various nutritional screening and assessment tools used to identify malnutrition in hospitalised older adults. These include: Subjective Global Assessment (SGA), the Mini Nutritional Assessment (MNA), MNA-short form (MNA-SF), Malnutrition Universal Screening Tool (MUST), Simplified Nutritional Appetite Questionnaire (SNAQ), Geriatric Nutrition Risk Index (GNRI) and anthropometric measurements. The prevalence and outcomes of malnutrition in hospitalised older adults are also addressed.
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- E Dent
- Elsa Dent, Torrens University Australia, Level 1, 220 Victoria Square, Adelaide, Australia 5000, Phone: +61 8 8 113 7823,
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Gonzalez MC, Bielemann RM, Kruschardt PP, Orlandi SP. Complementarity of NUTRIC score and Subjective Global Assessment for predicting 28-day mortality in critically ill patients. Clin Nutr 2018; 38:2846-2850. [PMID: 30595375 DOI: 10.1016/j.clnu.2018.12.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2018] [Revised: 11/24/2018] [Accepted: 12/12/2018] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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AIMS To compare the prognostic power of nutritional screening (NUTRIC score) and Subjective Global Assessment (SGA), executed alone or their complementarity, for predicting 28-day mortality risk in ICU patients. We also aimed to identify the cut-off point obtained in the NUTRIC that presented the best validity parameters for predicting mortality in this population. METHODS A sample of 159 patients was evaluated in the first 24 hours of ICU admission. Modified NUTRIC score was performed (without interleucina-6). ROC curve and Youden criterion were used to identify the best cut-off point. Poisson regression and the number needed to screen (NNS) were used to test the complementarity between the tools and their ability to predict 28-day mortality. RESULTS A sample of 159 patients was evaluated (51% male, 56.6 ± 20 years) and the APACHE II, SOFA and NUTRIC score medians were 22 (IQR:15;26), 6 (IQR:2;9) and 3 (IQR: 2;5), respectively. Almost 60% of the patients were malnourished (SGA B or C) and 32.7% died during 28-day follow-up. The area under ROC curve for NUTRIC score was 0.79. Using a new cutoff (NUTRIC score ≥ 4), patients with nutritional risk have a 28-day mortality risk almost 6 times higher than subjects without nutritional risk. Patients classified as SGA C showed a 28-day mortality risk 2.19 times higher compared to nourished ones. Evaluating the complementarity of the tools, patients classified as nutritional risk (NUTRIC score ≥ 4) and SGA C showed a 28-day mortality risk 7 times higher and a lower NNS when compared to those patients with a NUTRIC < 4 and any SGA category. CONCLUSIONS A new cutoff value was identified for this population. Simultaneous SGA assessment in patients with nutritional risk may enhance the predictive power of 28-day mortality, providing better identification of higher risk patients who may benefit from a more aggressive nutritional therapy.
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Barreto EF, Kanderi T, DiCecco SR, Lopez-Ruiz A, Poyant JO, Mara KC, Heimgartner J, Gajic O, Rule AD, Nystrom EM, Kashani KB. Sarcopenia Index Is a Simple Objective Screening Tool for Malnutrition in the Critically Ill. JPEN J Parenter Enteral Nutr 2018; 43:780-788. [PMID: 30561031 DOI: 10.1002/jpen.1492] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2018] [Revised: 10/19/2018] [Accepted: 11/14/2018] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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BACKGROUND Reliable and valid tools to screen for malnutrition in the intensive care unit (ICU) remain elusive. The sarcopenia index (SI) [(serum creatinine/serum cystatin C) × 100], could be an inexpensive, objective tool to predict malnutrition. We evaluated the SI as a screening tool for malnutrition in the ICU and compared it with the modified-NUTRIC score. MATERIALS AND METHODS This was a historical cohort study of ICU patients with stable kidney function admitted to Mayo Clinic ICUs between 2008 and 2015. Malnutrition was defined by the Subjective Global Assessment. Diagnostic performance was evaluated with the area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUC) and multivariable logistic regression. RESULTS Of the 398 included patients, 181 (45%) had malnutrition, with 34 (9%) scored as severely malnourished. The SI was significantly lower in malnourished patients than in well-nourished patients (64 ± 27 vs 72 ± 25; P = 0.002), and reductions in SI corresponded to increased malnutrition severity (P = 0.001). As a screening tool, the SI was an indicator of malnutrition risk (AUC 0.61) and performed slightly better than the more complex modified-NUTRIC score (AUC = 0.57). SI cutoffs of 101 and 43 had >90% sensitivity and >90% specificity, respectively, for the prediction of malnutrition. Patients with a low SI (≤43) had a significantly higher risk of mortality (HR = 2.61, 95% CI 1.06-6.48, P = 0.038). CONCLUSION The frequency of malnutrition was high in this critically ill population, and it was associated with a poor prognosis. The SI could be used to assess nutrition risk in ICU patients.
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- Erin F Barreto
- Department of Pharmacy, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.,Robert D. and Patricia E. Kern Center for the Science of Health Care Delivery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, UPMC Pinnacle, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Clinical Nutrition, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
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- Department of Pharmacy, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Division of Biomedical Statistics and Informatics, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
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- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.,Division of Epidemiology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
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- Department of Pharmacy, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.,Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
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Ng WL, Collins PF, Hickling DF, Bell JJ. Evaluating the concurrent validity of body mass index (BMI) in the identification of malnutrition in older hospital inpatients. Clin Nutr 2018; 38:2417-2422. [PMID: 30501917 DOI: 10.1016/j.clnu.2018.10.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2018] [Revised: 09/28/2018] [Accepted: 10/31/2018] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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BACKGROUND Nutrition screening and assessment tools often include body mass index (BMI) as a component in identifying malnutrition risk. However, rising obesity levels will impact on the relevancy and applicability of BMI cut-off points which may require re-evaluation. This study aimed to explore the relationship between commonly applied BMI cut-offs and diagnosed malnutrition. METHODS Data (age, gender, BMI and Subjective Global Assessment (SGA) ratings) were analysed for 1152 inpatients aged ≥65 years across annual malnutrition audits (2011-2015). The receiver operation characteristic (ROC) curve analysed the optimal BMI cut-off for malnutrition and concurrent validity of commonly applied BMI cut-offs in nutritional screening and assessment tools. RESULTS Malnutrition prevalence was 36.0% (n = 372) using SGA criteria (not malnourished, moderate or severe malnutrition). Median age was 78.7 (IQR 72-85) years, median BMI 25.4 (IQR 21.8-29.7) kg/m2; 52.1% male and 51.2% overweight/obese. ROC analysis identified an optimal BMI cut-off of <26 kg/m2, 80.8% sensitivity and 61.5% specificity (AUC 0.802, 95% CI 0.773, 0.830; p < 0.0001). Commonly applied BMI cut-offs (between 18.5 and 23 kg/m2) failed to meet the alpha-priori requirement of 80% sensitivity and 60% specificity. However, BMI <23 kg/m2 had the highest agreement (κ = 0.458) with malnutrition diagnosed using the SGA. CONCLUSIONS Both malnutrition and overweight/obesity are common in older inpatients. Continuing increases in the prevalence of overweight and obesity will impact on the sensitivity of BMI as a screening component for malnutrition risk. The current study suggests tools developed over a decade ago may need to be revisited in future.
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- W L Ng
- Nutrition and Dietetics, School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, Faculty of Health, QUT, Brisbane, Queensland 4059, Australia; Department of Dietetics, Sengkang General Hospital, Singapore Health Services, Singapore 544886, Singapore
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- Nutrition and Dietetics, School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, Faculty of Health, QUT, Brisbane, Queensland 4059, Australia; Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane, Queensland 4102, Australia
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- Nutrition and Dietetics Department, The Prince Charles Hospital, Brisbane, Chermside, Queensland 4032, Australia
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- Nutrition and Dietetics Department, The Prince Charles Hospital, Brisbane, Chermside, Queensland 4032, Australia; School of Human Movement and Nutrition Sciences, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, Queensland 4072, Australia.
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Ness SJ, Hickling DF, Bell JJ, Collins PF. The pressures of obesity: The relationship between obesity, malnutrition and pressure injuries in hospital inpatients. Clin Nutr 2018; 37:1569-1574. [DOI: 10.1016/j.clnu.2017.08.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2017] [Accepted: 08/10/2017] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Sensory preferences of supplemented food products among cancer patients: a systematic review. Support Care Cancer 2018; 27:333-349. [DOI: 10.1007/s00520-018-4458-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2018] [Accepted: 08/30/2018] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Shin JC, Chang SH, Hwang SW, Lee JJ. The Nutritional Status and the Clinical Outcomes of Patients With a Spinal Cord Injury Using Nutritional Screening Tools. Ann Rehabil Med 2018; 42:591-600. [PMID: 30180529 PMCID: PMC6129714 DOI: 10.5535/arm.2018.42.4.591] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2017] [Accepted: 10/13/2017] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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Objective To assess the nutritional status of Korean patients with spinal cord injury (SCI), identify the predictors of undernutrition, and investigate the relationship between undernutrition and clinical outcomes. Methods A retrospective study design was used to determine the nutritional status of 130 patients over 19 years old admitted to the rehabilitation hospital of Yonsei University Health System between June 2015 and February 2017. The nutritional status was assessed using the malnutrition universal screening tool (MUST) and the spinal nutrition screening tool (SNST). The relationship between undernutrition and clinical outcomes was examined by comparing a low-risk group with an at-risk group using a t-test. Results Among the SCI patients, 70 (50.8%) were confirmed with undernutrition based on the MUST scores, while 60 (46.2%) had undernutrition based on the SNST scores. It was found that undernutrition has an effect on functional outcomes. Conclusion We assessed the undernutrition risk in Korean SCI patients, and found that approximately 50% of the patients were at risk of undernutrition. We also found that undernutrition can affect functional recovery.
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- Ji Cheol Shin
- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine and Research Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine and Research Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine and Research Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine and Research Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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