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Validation of a sports nutrition knowledge questionnaire for athletes in the United Kingdom and Ireland. J Nutr Sci 2023; 12:e2. [PMID: 36721724 PMCID: PMC9869100 DOI: 10.1017/jns.2022.109] [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: 11/16/2022] [Accepted: 11/17/2022] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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Sound general and sports nutrition knowledge in athletes is essential for making appropriate dietary choices. Assessment of nutrition knowledge enables evaluation and tailoring of nutrition education. However, few well-validated tools are available to assess nutrition knowledge in athletes. The objective of the present study was to establish the validity of the Platform to Evaluate Athlete Knowledge Sports - Nutrition Questionnaire (PEAKS-NQ) for use in the United Kingdom and Irish (UK-I) athletes. To confirm content validity, twenty-three sports nutritionists (SNs) from elite, UK-I sports institutes provided feedback on the PEAKS-NQ via a modified Delphi method. After minor changes, the UK-I version of the PEAKS-NQ was administered to UK-I SN from the British Dietetic Association Sport and Exercise Nutrition Register, and elite athletes (EA) training at elite sports institutes in the UK and Ireland. Independent samples t-test and independent samples median tests were used to compare PEAKS-NQ total and subsection scores between EA and SN (to assess construct validity). Cronbach's alpha (good ≥ 0⋅7) was used to establish internal consistency. The SN achieved greater overall [SN (n 23) 92⋅3 (9⋅3) v. EA (n 154): 71⋅4 (10⋅0)%; P < 0⋅001] and individual section scores (P < 0⋅001) except Section B, Identification of Food Groups (P = 0⋅07). Largest knowledge differences between SN and EA were in Section D, Applied Sports Nutrition [SN: 88⋅5 (8⋅9) v. EA: 56⋅7 (14⋅5)%; P < 0⋅00]. Overall ES was large (2⋅1), with subsections ranging from 0⋅6 to 2⋅3. Cronbach's alpha was good (0⋅83). The PEAKS-NQ had good content and construct validity, supporting its use to assess nutrition knowledge of UK-I athletes.
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Long Z, Huang S, Zhang J, Zhang D, Yin J, He C, Zhang Q, Xu H, He H, Sun HC, Xie K. A Digital Smartphone-Based Self-administered Tool (R+ Dietitian) for Nutritional Risk Screening and Dietary Assessment in Hospitalized Patients With Cancer: Evaluation and Diagnostic Accuracy Study. JMIR Form Res 2022; 6:e40316. [PMID: 36287601 PMCID: PMC9647468 DOI: 10.2196/40316] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2022] [Revised: 09/22/2022] [Accepted: 09/23/2022] [Indexed: 01/24/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Malnutrition is a common and severe problem in patients with cancer that directly increases the incidence of complications and significantly deteriorates quality of life. Nutritional risk screening and dietary assessment are critical because they are the basis for providing personalized nutritional support. No digital smartphone-based self-administered tool for nutritional risk screening and dietary assessment among hospitalized patients with cancer has been developed and evaluated. OBJECTIVE This study aims to develop a digital smartphone-based self-administered mini program for nutritional risk screening and dietary assessment for hospitalized patients with cancer and to evaluate the validity of the mini program. METHODS We have developed the R+ Dietitian mini program, which consists of 3 parts: (1) collection of basic information of patients, (2) nutritional risk screening, and (3) dietary energy and protein assessment. The face-to-face paper-based Nutritional Risk Screening (NRS-2002), the Patient-Generated Subjective Global Assessment Short Form (PG-SGA-SF), and 3 days of 24-hour dietary recall (3d-24HRs) questionnaires were administered according to standard procedure by 2 trained dietitians as the reference methods. Sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, negative predictive value, κ value, and correlation coefficients (CCs) of nutritional risk screened in R+ Dietitian against the reference methods, as well as the difference and CCs of estimated dietary energy and protein intakes between R+ Dietitian and 3d-24HRs were calculated to evaluate the validity of R+ Dietitian. RESULTS A total of 244 hospitalized patients with cancer were recruited to evaluate the validity of R+ Dietitian. The NRS-2002 and PG-SGA-SF tools in R+ Dietitian showed high accuracy, sensitivity, and specificity (77.5%, 81.0%, and 76.7% and 69.3%, 84.5%, and 64.5%, respectively), and fair agreement (κ=0.42 and 0.37, respectively; CC 0.62 and 0.56, respectively) with the NRS-2002 and PG-SGA-SF tools administered by dietitians. The estimated intakes of dietary energy and protein were significantly higher (P<.001 for both) in R+ Dietitian (mean difference of energy intake: 144.2 kcal, SD 454.8; median difference of protein intake: 10.7 g, IQR 9.5-39.8), and showed fair agreement (CC 0.59 and 0.47, respectively), compared with 3d-24HRs performed by dietitians. CONCLUSIONS The identified nutritional risk and assessment of dietary intakes of energy and protein in R+ Dietitian displayed a fair agreement with the screening and assessment conducted by dietitians. R+ Dietitian has the potential to be a tool for nutritional risk screening and dietary intake assessment among hospitalized patients with cancer. TRIAL REGISTRATION Chinese Clinical Trial Registry ChiCTR1900026324; https://www.chictr.org.cn/showprojen.aspx?proj=41528.
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- Department of Oncology, Sichuan Academy of Medical Sciences and Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital, Chengdu, China
- School of Medicine, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Oncology, Sichuan Academy of Medical Sciences and Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital, Chengdu, China
- School of Medicine, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Oncology, Sichuan Academy of Medical Sciences and Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital, Chengdu, China
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- Recovery Plus Clinic, Chengdu, China
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- Recovery Plus Clinic, Chengdu, China
- College of Food Science, Sichuan Agricultural University, Ya'an, China
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- Recovery Plus Clinic, Chengdu, China
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- Recovery Plus Clinic, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Oncology, Sichuan Academy of Medical Sciences and Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital, Chengdu, China
- School of Medicine, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China
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Gbareen M, Barnoy S, Theilla M. Subjective and objective nutritional assessment: nurses' role and the effect of cultural differences. BMC Nurs 2021; 20:157. [PMID: 34479561 PMCID: PMC8414867 DOI: 10.1186/s12912-021-00683-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2020] [Accepted: 08/23/2021] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Even though the nutritional assessment of chronically ill patients has a significant effect on outcomes, nurses' time constraints in clinical encounters may make the process impractical. Also, cultural background has an effect on nutritional assessment. Patient nutritional self-assessment can ease some of the nurses' workload. OBJECTIVES To compare tools for subjective and objective nutritional assessment and to examine cultural differences in nutritional assessment between Jews and Arabs living in Israel. METHODS The research design was cross-sectional; data were collected from Jews and Arabs with chronic illnesses living in the community during their visit to a public health clinic. The admitting nurse performed an objective nutritional assessment (Mini Nutritional Assessment (MNA)) after the patients completed the Subjective Nutritional Assessment (SANS). The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, Pearson's correlation coefficients were calculated to test the relationships between the variables, and independent student t-tests were used to compare the means and differences between groups. The diagnostic accuracy of the MNA and of the SANS was determined using the area under the curve (AUC) analysis of receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves. The agreement between the MNA and SANS measurements was estimated by a Bland Altman plot. The level of significance employed throughout the analysis was 0.05. RESULTS The sample was a convenience sample of 228 chronically ill patients, consisting of 121 Arabs and 107 Jews. A significant correlation was found between the subjective and objective nutritional assessments. The Bland-Altman plot demonstrated that the SANS and the MNA have a high level of agreement. Using the area under the curve (AUC) analysis of receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves, showed an moderate diagnostic accuracy (73 % sensitivity and 30 % specificity). CONCLUSIONS Since the patient-completed nutritional assessment requires minimal time investment by nurses and we found a significant correlation and evidence for the accuracy and agreement of the objective and subjective assessments, further studies should assess and validate the possibility of replacing the objective nutritional assessment by the subjective assessment. Cultural background has a significant effect on patients' nutritional self-assessment; hence, culture should be considered as part of the nutritional assessment.
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- M Gbareen
- Meuhedet Health Services, Tel Aviv, Israel
- Nursing Department, Steyer School of Health Professions, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Health Professions building, room 310, Ramat Aviv, 6997801, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Nursing Department, Steyer School of Health Professions, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Health Professions building, room 310, Ramat Aviv, 6997801, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Nursing Department, Steyer School of Health Professions, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Health Professions building, room 310, Ramat Aviv, 6997801, Tel Aviv, Israel.
- Nutrition Nurse, Rabin Medical Center, Beilinson Hospital, Clalit Health Services, Petah Tikva, Israel.
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Holm MO, Mikkelsen S, Zacher N, Østergaard T, Rasmussen HH, Holst M. High risk of disease-related malnutrition in gastroenterology outpatients. Nutrition 2020; 75-76:110747. [PMID: 32247224 DOI: 10.1016/j.nut.2020.110747] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2019] [Revised: 12/04/2019] [Accepted: 01/11/2020] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Disease-related malnutrition (DRM) in hospitalized patients is known to have significant negative impact on clinical outcomes. Meanwhile, DRM in gastroenterology outpatients is scarcely investigated. The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of unintentional weight loss (UWL) and reduced food intake (RFI) as contributors to the risk of DRM in outpatients. Furthermore, the aim was to investigate if UWL may be used as initial screening for DRM, based on the correlation between UWL and RFI. METHODS All outpatients visiting the clinics for Medical and Surgery Gastroenterology, Aalborg University Hospital, Denmark, during 1 wk in September 2018, were invited to participate. Data regarding UWL within the past 3 mo, RFI the past week, and nutritional impact symptoms (NIS) were collected in this questionnaire-based cross-sectional study. Descriptive analysis, χ2 test, and multiple logistic regression analysis were used for statistics. RESULTS Out of 348 eligible patients, 346 were included at the medical clinic (n = 170) and surgery clinic (n = 176). UWL occurred in 26%, with a mean weight loss of 7.1 kg (standard deviation [SD] 5.2), and 24% had RFI. A significantly increased risk of UWL was identified in patients with body mass index <18.5 kg/m2 (odds ratio 6.1; confidence interval 2.0-18.7; P = 0.003). NIS were more common in the medical clinic. The main self-reported reasons for NIS affecting UWL were lack of appetite (15% versus 12%), pain (14% versus 8%), and nausea (12% versus 3%). CONCLUSIONS One in four outpatients experienced UWL to an extent that may have a significant negative impact on clinical outcome. A firm correlation was found between UWL and RFI. Thus, based on this superficial study, UWL may be used as initial screening for protein-energy malnutrition in the medical and surgery gastroenterology outpatient setting. The impact on clinical outcome and of early nutritional intervention in these settings need to be investigated.
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- Mette O Holm
- Center for Nutrition and Bowel Disease, Aalborg University Hospital, Aalborg, Denmark
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- Department of Health Science and Technology, Aalborg University, Aalborg Denmark
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- Department of Health Science and Technology, Aalborg University, Aalborg Denmark
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- Department of Health Science and Technology, Aalborg University, Aalborg Denmark
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- Center for Nutrition and Bowel Disease, Aalborg University Hospital, Aalborg, Denmark; Clinical Institute, Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark
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- Center for Nutrition and Bowel Disease, Aalborg University Hospital, Aalborg, Denmark; Clinical Institute, Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark.
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Jager‐Wittenaar H, de Bats HF, Welink‐Lamberts BJ, Gort‐van Dijk D, van der Laan BFAM, Ottery FD, Roodenburg JLN. Self-Completion of the Patient-Generated Subjective Global Assessment Short Form Is Feasible and Is Associated With Increased Awareness on Malnutrition Risk in Patients With Head and Neck Cancer. Nutr Clin Pract 2020; 35:353-362. [PMID: 31134665 PMCID: PMC7078954 DOI: 10.1002/ncp.10313] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND We aimed to assess feasibility of self-completion of the Patient-Generated Subjective Global Assessment Short Form (PG-SGA SF) by head and neck cancer patients, and to assess self-reported increased awareness regarding malnutrition risk after self-completion. METHODS Participants were randomized to complete the PG-SGA SF by paper or app. Feasibility was assessed by time needed to complete the PG-SGA SF, perceived difficulty, and help needed during completion. Participants were asked if they knew what malnutrition was (yes/no) and if they could define "malnutrition." They were also asked 9 questions on whether they perceived increased awareness of malnutrition risk after having completed the PG-SGA SF and 2 on their intention to change lifestyle habits. RESULTS Of all participants (n = 59; 65.9 ± 12.6 years; 73% male), 55% completed the PG-SGA SF paper version and 46% the Pt-Global app. Median time needed for self-completion of the PG-SGA SF was 2 minutes 41 seconds (interquartile range: 1 minute 49 seconds-3 minutes 50 seconds). Forty-eight percent needed help with completion, indicating acceptable feasibility. Participants who completed the Pt-Global app needed help significantly more often (66%; 21/32) than those who completed the PG-SGA SF paper version (26%; 7/27) (P = 0.005). All difficulty scores were excellent. For 7/9 questions on malnutrition risk awareness, >50% of the participants answered positively. CONCLUSION The results of this study show that self-completion of the PG-SGA SF by head and neck cancer patients is feasible and that awareness regarding malnutrition risk may increase after completing the PG-SGA SF.
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- Harriët Jager‐Wittenaar
- Department of Maxillofacial SurgeryUniversity of GroningenUniversity Medical Center GroningenGroningenthe Netherlands
- Research Group Healthy AgeingAllied Health Care and NursingHanze University of Applied SciencesGroningenthe Netherlands
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- Department of DieteticsUniversity of GroningenUniversity Medical Center GroningenGroningenthe Netherlands
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- Department of DieteticsUniversity of GroningenUniversity Medical Center GroningenGroningenthe Netherlands
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- Department of DieteticsUniversity of GroningenUniversity Medical Center GroningenGroningenthe Netherlands
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology/Head & Neck SurgeryUniversity of GroningenUniversity Medical Center GroningenGroningenthe Netherlands
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- Research Group Healthy AgeingAllied Health Care and NursingHanze University of Applied SciencesGroningenthe Netherlands
- Ottery & AssociatesLLCOncology Care ConsultantsDeerfieldIllinoisUSA
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- Department of Maxillofacial SurgeryUniversity of GroningenUniversity Medical Center GroningenGroningenthe Netherlands
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Tam R, Beck KL, Gifford JA, Flood VM, O’Connor HT. Development of an Electronic Questionnaire to Assess Sports Nutrition Knowledge in Athletes. J Am Coll Nutr 2020; 39:636-644. [DOI: 10.1080/07315724.2020.1723451] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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- Ryan Tam
- Faculty of Health Sciences, The University of Sydney, Lidcombe, Australia
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- School of Sport Exercise and Nutrition, Massey University, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, The University of Sydney, Lidcombe, Australia
- Charles Perkins Centre, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, Australia
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, The University of Sydney, Lidcombe, Australia
- Charles Perkins Centre, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, Australia
- Western Sydney Local Health District, Westmead Hospital, Westmead, Australia
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, The University of Sydney, Lidcombe, Australia
- Charles Perkins Centre, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, Australia
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Elia M, Cawood AL, Akbar T, Smith T. Nutritional self-screening in <1 min: Evaluation of a measuring station using sonic measurement of height. Nutrition 2019; 67-68:110529. [DOI: 10.1016/j.nut.2019.06.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2019] [Revised: 05/23/2019] [Accepted: 06/05/2019] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Marker AM, Noser AE, Knecht N, Clements MA, Patton SR. A Time-Friendly, Feasible Measure of Nutrition Knowledge in Type 1 Diabetes: The Electronic Nutrition and Carbohydrate Counting Quiz (eNCQ). J Diabetes Sci Technol 2019; 13:68-74. [PMID: 29857778 PMCID: PMC6313297 DOI: 10.1177/1932296818778608] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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BACKGROUND Greater knowledge about nutrition and carbohydrate counting are associated with improved glycemic control and quality of life in youth with type 1 diabetes (T1D). However, limited assessments of nutrition and carbohydrate knowledge have been developed, and existing measures can be time-consuming, overly broad, or not conducive to routine clinical use. To fill this gap, we developed and examined the feasibility of administering the electronic Nutrition and Carbohydrate Counting Quiz (eNCQ). METHOD Ninety-two caregivers and 70 youth with T1D (mean age 12.5 years; mean time since diagnosis 5 years; English speaking) completed the 19-item eNCQ via tablet during a routine clinical visit. Completion time and item completion rates were used to assess feasibility. Relationships between eNCQ scores and patient demographics, diabetes management, and health outcomes were examined. RESULTS Participants took 10 minutes, on average, to complete the eNCQ. Total and Carbohydrate subscale scores (youth report) were negatively correlated with youth hemoglobin A1c (total r = -.38, carbohydrate r = -.38, Ps < .05), indicating that greater nutrition knowledge related to better glycemic control. Nutrition knowledge scores were generally high, but knowledge was negatively related to time since diabetes diagnosis ( r = -.276, P < .05). CONCLUSIONS Findings support feasibility of the eNCQ to assess nutrition knowledge in routine clinical care. Following additional acceptability and validity testing, the eNCQ may identify families in need of further nutrition education. Nutrition assessment is particularly indicated for youth over one year since T1D diagnosis, as these families displayed lower nutrition knowledge and may need continuing education to maintain diabetes-specific nutrition knowledge over time.
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- Arwen M. Marker
- Center for Children’s Healthy Lifestyles and Nutrition, Kansas City, MO, USA
- University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, USA
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- Center for Children’s Healthy Lifestyles and Nutrition, Kansas City, MO, USA
- University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, USA
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- Center for Children’s Healthy Lifestyles and Nutrition, Kansas City, MO, USA
- Children’s Mercy Hospital, Kansas City, MO, USA
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- Center for Children’s Healthy Lifestyles and Nutrition, Kansas City, MO, USA
- University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, USA
- Susana R. Patton, PhD, CDE, Pediatrics, University of Kansas Medical Center, 3901 Rainbow Blvd, MS 4004, Kansas City, KS 66160, USA.
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‘Self-screening’ for malnutrition with an electronic version of the Malnutrition Universal Screening Tool (‘MUST’) in hospital outpatients: concurrent validity, preference and ease of use. Br J Nutr 2018; 120:528-536. [DOI: 10.1017/s000711451800185x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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AbstractSelf-screening using an electronic version of the Malnutrition Universal Screening Tool (‘MUST’) has been developed but its implementation requires investigation. A total of 100 outpatients (mean age 50 (sd 16) years; 57 % male) self-screened with an electronic version of ‘MUST’ and were then screened by a healthcare professional (HCP) to assess concurrent validity. Ease of use, time to self-screen and prevalence of malnutrition were also assessed. A further twenty outpatients (mean age 54 (sd 15) years; 55 % male) examined preference between self- screening with paper and electronic versions of ‘MUST’. For the three-category classification of ‘MUST’ (low, medium and high risk), agreement between electronic self-screening and HCP screening was 94 % (κ=0·74, se 0·092; P<0·001). For the two-category classification (low risk; medium+high risk) agreement was 96 % (κ=0·82, se 0·085; P<0·001), comparable with the previously reported paper-based self-screening. In all, 15 % of patients categorised themselves ‘at risk’ of malnutrition (5 % medium, 10 % high). Electronic self-screening took 3 min (sd 1·2 min), 40 % faster than previously reported for the paper-based version. Patients found the tool easy or very easy to understand (99 %) and complete (98 %). Patients that assessed both tools found the electronic tool easier to complete (65 %) and preferred it (55 %) to the paper version. Electronic self-screening using ‘MUST’ in a heterogeneous group of hospital outpatients is acceptable, user-friendly and has ‘substantial to almost-perfect’ agreement with HCP screening. The electronic format appears to be as agreeable and often the preferred format when compared with the validated paper-based ‘MUST’ self-screening tool.
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Di Bella A, Blake C, Young A, Pelecanos A, Brown T. Reliability of Patient-Led Screening with the Malnutrition Screening Tool: Agreement between Patient and Health Care Professional Scores in the Cancer Care Ambulatory Setting. J Acad Nutr Diet 2018; 118:1065-1071. [PMID: 29398570 DOI: 10.1016/j.jand.2017.11.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2017] [Accepted: 11/29/2017] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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BACKGROUND The prevalence of malnutrition in patients with cancer is reported as high as 60% to 80%, and malnutrition is associated with lower survival, reduced response to treatment, and poorer functional status. The Malnutrition Screening Tool (MST) is a validated tool when administered by health care professionals; however, it has not been evaluated for patient-led screening. OBJECTIVES This study aims to assess the reliability of patient-led MST screening through assessment of inter-rater reliability between patient-led and dietitian-researcher-led screening and intra-rater reliability between an initial and a repeat patient screening. DESIGN/PARTICIPANTS This cross-sectional study included 208 adults attending ambulatory cancer care services in a metropolitan teaching hospital in Queensland, Australia, in October 2016 (n=160 inter-rater reliability; n=48 intra-rater reliability measured in a separate sample). MAIN OUTCOME MEASUREMENTS Primary outcome measures were MST risk categories (MST 0-1: not at risk, MST ≥2: at risk) as determined by screening completed by patients and a dietitian-researcher, patient test-retest screening, and patient acceptability. STATISTICAL ANALYSIS Percent and chance-corrected agreement (Cohen's kappa coefficient, κ) were used to determine agreement between patient-MST and dietitian-MST (inter-rater reliability) and MST completed by patient on admission to unit (patient-MSTA) and MST completed by patient 1 to 3 hours after completion of initial MST (patient-MSTB) (intra-rater reliability). RESULTS High inter-rater reliability and intra-rater reliability were observed. Agreement between patient-MST and dietitian-MST was 96%, with "almost perfect" chance-adjusted agreement (κ=0.92, 95% CI 0.84 to 0.97). Agreement between repeated patient-MSTA and patient-MSTB was 94%, with "almost perfect" chance-adjusted agreement (κ=0.88, 95% CI 0.71 to 1.00). Based on dietitian-MST, 33% (n=53) of patients were identified as being at risk for malnutrition, and 40% of these reported not seeing a dietitian. Of 156 patients who provided feedback, almost all reported that the MST was clear (92%), questions were easy to understand (95%), and completion time was ≤5 minutes (99%). CONCLUSION Patient-led screening with the MST is reliable and well accepted by patients. Patient-led screening in the cancer care ambulatory setting has the potential to improve patient autonomy and screening completion rates.
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Trtovac D, Lee J. The Use of Technology in Identifying Hospital Malnutrition: Scoping Review. JMIR Med Inform 2018; 6:e4. [PMID: 29351894 PMCID: PMC5797288 DOI: 10.2196/medinform.7601] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2017] [Revised: 10/06/2017] [Accepted: 10/30/2017] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Background Malnutrition is a condition most commonly arising from the inadequate consumption of nutrients necessary to maintain physiological health and is associated with the development of cardiovascular disease, osteoporosis, and sarcopenia. Malnutrition occurring in the hospital setting is caused by insufficient monitoring, identification, and assessment efforts. Furthermore, the ability of health care workers to identify and recognize malnourished patients is suboptimal. Therefore, interventions focusing on the identification and treatment of malnutrition are valuable, as they reduce the risks and rates of malnutrition within hospitals. Technology may be a particularly useful ally in identifying malnutrition due to scalability, timeliness, and effectiveness. In an effort to explore the issue, this scoping review synthesized the availability of technological tools to detect and identify hospital malnutrition. Objective Our objective was to conduct a scoping review of the different forms of technology used in addressing malnutrition among adults admitted to hospital to (1) identify the extent of the published literature on this topic, (2) describe key findings, and (3) identify outcomes. Methods We designed and implemented a search strategy in 3 databases (PubMed, Scopus, and CINAHL). We completed a descriptive numerical summary and analyzed study characteristics. One reviewer independently extracted data from the databases. Results We retrieved and reviewed a total of 21 articles. We categorized articles by the computerized tool or app type: malnutrition assessment (n=15), food intake monitoring (n=5), or both (n=1). Within those categories, we subcategorized the different technologies as either hardware (n=4), software (n=13), or both (n=4). An additional subcategory under software was cloud-based apps (n=1). Malnutrition in the acute hospital setting was largely an unrecognized problem, owing to insufficient monitoring, identification, and initial assessments of identifying both patients who are already malnourished and those who are at risk of malnourishment. Studies went on to examine the effectiveness of health care workers (nurses and doctors) with a knowledge base focused on clinical care and their ability to accurately and consistently identify malnourished geriatric patients within that setting. Conclusions Most articles reported effectiveness in accurately increasing malnutrition detection and awareness. Computerized tools and apps may also help reduce health care workers’ workload and time spent assessing patients for malnutrition. Hospitals may also benefit from implementing malnutrition technology through observing decreased length of stay, along with decreased foregone costs related to missing malnutrition diagnoses. It is beneficial to study the impact of these technologies to examine possible areas of improvement. A future systematic review would further contribute to the evidence and effectiveness of the use of technologies in assessing and monitoring hospital malnutrition.
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- Dino Trtovac
- Health Data Science Lab, School of Public Health and Health Systems, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, Canada
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- Health Data Science Lab, School of Public Health and Health Systems, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, Canada
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Although malnutrition is a common health and social care problem, there is no universal agreement about its definition, prevalence, or method of identification and report. Fifteen definitions of malnutrition were critically examined to assess their variability. They ranged from descriptions of undernutrition alone to under- and overnutrition, with intakes ranging from dietary protein and energy alone to dietary and nondietary sources of all nutrients and energy. Definitions also varied from non-outcome based to those based on functional, physiological, and/or clinical outcomes. Some definitions relied on the pathways by which malnutrition develops, with one apparently requiring loss of fat-free mass. Also examined were nutrition screening tools, diversely developed for detection of malnutrition, management of malnutrition, and prediction of clinical outcomes or health care usage. Their intended use also varied from specific care settings (hospital, community, care homes) to all settings and from specific age groups to all age groups. With all these definitions and tools, there is considerable scope for confusion and misunderstanding. Therefore, to clarify the burden and significance of malnutrition, guidelines for documenting it in routine practice and reporting it in scientific literature are provided.
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- Marinos Elia
- 1 Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
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Keetarut K, Zacharopoulou-Otapasidou S, Bloom S, Majumdar A, Patel PS. An evaluation of the feasibility and validity of a patient-administered malnutrition universal screening tool ('MUST') compared to healthcare professional screening in an inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) outpatient clinic. J Hum Nutr Diet 2017; 30:737-745. [PMID: 28585266 DOI: 10.1111/jhn.12481] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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BACKGROUND Malnutrition is common in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and is associated with poor health outcomes. Despite this, screening for malnutrition in the outpatient-setting is not routine and research in the area is limited. The present study aimed to evaluate whether agreement between malnutrition screening completed by patients and healthcare professionals (HCPs) could be achieved by comparing patient self-administered 'MUST' ('MUST'-P) with HCP administered 'MUST' ('MUST'-HCP) in a single tertiary IBD outpatient clinic. METHODS We conducted a feasibility and validity study on adult outpatients with IBD. We collected anthropometric, nutritional and clinical data from patients. All patients completed 'MUST'-P using a self-administered questionnaire, followed by 'MUST'-HCP. 'MUST'-P was timed and feedback on ease-of-use was obtained. The risk of malnutrition was classified as low (score = 0), medium (score = 1) and high (score ≥ 2) and agreement was tested using kappa statistics (κ). RESULTS Eighty patients were recruited (Crohn's disease: n = 49, ulcerative colitis: n = 29, unclassified: n = 2), with a mean (SD) age of 39.9 (15.1) years (51.2% were males). Seventy-one (92%) of patients found 'MUST'-P either easy or very easy. The mean (SD) time to complete 'MUST'-P was 3.1 (1.8) min (range 1-10 min). Sixty-eight (85%) of patients were at low risk of malnutrition when screened by the HCP. There was moderate agreement (κ = 0.486, P < 0.001) between 'MUST'-P and 'MUST'-HCP, with 100% agreement in scoring for medium- and high-risk categories. CONCLUSIONS The results of the present study suggests that self-screening using 'MUST' could be effectively used in an IBD outpatient clinic to identify those at medium and high risk of malnutrition. The patient friendly version of 'MUST' ('MUST'-P) was considered quick and easy to use by patients. Implementation of self-screening with 'MUST' could improve the nutritional management of IBD patients.
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- K Keetarut
- University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- St Mary's University, Twickenham, London, UK
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- University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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Sriram K, Nikolich S, Ries M. eNutrition: An extension of teleintensive care. Nutrition 2015; 31:1165-7. [DOI: 10.1016/j.nut.2015.03.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2015] [Accepted: 03/19/2015] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Isenring E, Elia M. Which screening method is appropriate for older cancer patients at risk for malnutrition? Nutrition 2015; 31:594-7. [DOI: 10.1016/j.nut.2014.12.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2014] [Revised: 12/29/2014] [Accepted: 12/29/2014] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Duclos A, Touzet S, Restier L, Occelli P, Cour-Andlauer F, Denis A, Polazzi S, Colin C, Lachaux A, Peretti N. Implementation of a computerized system in pediatric wards to improve nutritional care: a cluster randomized trial. Eur J Clin Nutr 2015; 69:769-75. [PMID: 25649237 DOI: 10.1038/ejcn.2014.288] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2014] [Revised: 07/18/2014] [Accepted: 12/21/2014] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES Malnutrition occurs frequently in hospitalized children. We aimed to assess whether a computerized system could lead to improved clinical practices in malnourished children. SUBJECTS/METHODS Healthcare workers (242) from six departments in a pediatric university hospital participated in a cluster randomized trial, studying 1457 malnourished children hospitalized from September 2009 to August 2011. Following a baseline observational pre-intervention period, all departments were randomized into either intervention or control arms. A computerized malnutrition-screening system was implemented in the intervention group to automatically trigger a dietetic referral in real time. Furthermore, the nutrition support team conducted an awareness campaign with healthcare workers and a leadership-based strategy to reinforce the message during the entire study period. Adherence to practice guidelines (daily weights, investigation of etiology for malnutrition, management by a dietitian and application of refeeding protocols) was compared between pre- and post-intervention periods in both the intervention and trial arms. RESULTS When compared with the pre-intervention period, the clinical practices were significantly improved within the intervention arm for every outcome (P<0.01), whereas remained unchanged in the control arm. In addition, during the post-intervention period, malnutrition etiology investigation by physicians (adjusted odds ratio (OR) of 4.4, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.7-11.8, P=0.003) and management by a dietitian (OR 2.7, 95% CI 1.0-6.9, P=0.046) occurred more frequently in the intervention clusters. CONCLUSIONS Implementation of an electronic system to detect malnutrition in real time was associated with a rapid improvement in clinical practices for better care of hospitalized children.
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- A Duclos
- 1] Hospices Civils de Lyon, Pôle Information Médicale Evaluation Recherche, Lyon, France [2] Université de Lyon, EA Santé-Individu-Société 4129, Lyon, France [3] Medical School Lyon Est, Université Claude Bernard Lyon1, Lyon, France
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- 1] Hospices Civils de Lyon, Pôle Information Médicale Evaluation Recherche, Lyon, France [2] Université de Lyon, EA Santé-Individu-Société 4129, Lyon, France
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- Paediatric Nutrition Unit, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Bron, France
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- 1] Hospices Civils de Lyon, Pôle Information Médicale Evaluation Recherche, Lyon, France [2] Medical School Lyon Est, Université Claude Bernard Lyon1, Lyon, France
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- 1] Paediatric Nutrition Unit, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Bron, France [2] INSERM CIC201, Service de Pharmacologie Clinique, EPICIME, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Bron, France
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- Hospices Civils de Lyon, Pôle Information Médicale Evaluation Recherche, Lyon, France
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- Hospices Civils de Lyon, Pôle Information Médicale Evaluation Recherche, Lyon, France
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- 1] Hospices Civils de Lyon, Pôle Information Médicale Evaluation Recherche, Lyon, France [2] Université de Lyon, EA Santé-Individu-Société 4129, Lyon, France [3] Medical School Lyon Est, Université Claude Bernard Lyon1, Lyon, France
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- 1] Medical School Lyon Est, Université Claude Bernard Lyon1, Lyon, France [2] Paediatric Nutrition Unit, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Bron, France [3] CarMEN Laboratory U1060, INSERM, Lyon, France
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- 1] Medical School Lyon Est, Université Claude Bernard Lyon1, Lyon, France [2] Paediatric Nutrition Unit, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Bron, France [3] CarMEN Laboratory U1060, INSERM, Lyon, France
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Sandhu A, Mosli M, Yan B, Wu T, Gregor J, Chande N, Ponich T, Beaton M, Rahman A. Self-Screening for Malnutrition Risk in Outpatient Inflammatory Bowel Disease Patients Using the Malnutrition Universal Screening Tool (MUST). JPEN J Parenter Enteral Nutr 2015; 40:507-10. [PMID: 25632031 DOI: 10.1177/0148607114566656] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2014] [Accepted: 10/20/2014] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS Malnutrition is common in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and is associated with poor outcomes. Our aim is to determine if patient self-administered malnutrition screening using the malnutrition universal screening tool (MUST) is reliable by comparing patient scores with those derived from the healthcare practitioner (HCP), the gold standard. METHODS We conducted a prospective validation study at a tertiary Canadian academic center that included 154 adult outpatients with IBD. All patients with IBD completed a self-administered nutrition screening assessment using the MUST score followed by an independent MUST assessment performed by HCPs. The main outcome measure was chance-corrected agreement (κ) of malnutrition risk categorization. RESULTS For patient-administered MUST, the chance-corrected agreement κ (95% confidence interval [CI]) was 0.83 (0.74-0.92) when comparing low-risk and combined medium- and high-risk patients with HCP screening. Weighted κ analysis comparing all 3 risks groups yielded a κ (95% CI) of 0.85 (0.77-0.93) between patient and HCP screening. All patients were able to screen themselves. Overall, 96% of patients reported the MUST questionnaire as either very easy or easy to understand and to complete. CONCLUSION Self-administered nutrition screening in outpatients with IBD is valid using the MUST screening tool and is easy to use. If adopted, this tool will increase utilization of malnutrition screening in hectic outpatient clinic settings and will help HCPs determine which patients require additional nutrition support.
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- Amindeep Sandhu
- Department of Medicine, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada Department of Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada Program of Experimental Medicine (POEM), Western University, London, Ontario, Canada Program of Experimental Medicine, Department of Medicine, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada.
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de van der Schueren M, Elia M, Gramlich L, Johnson MP, Lim SL, Philipson T, Jaferi A, Prado CM. Clinical and economic outcomes of nutrition interventions across the continuum of care. Ann N Y Acad Sci 2014; 1321:20-40. [PMID: 25123208 DOI: 10.1111/nyas.12498] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Optimal nutrition across the continuum of care plays a key role in the short- and long-term clinical and economic outcomes of patients. Worldwide, an estimated one-quarter to one-half of patients admitted to hospitals each year are malnourished. Malnutrition can increase healthcare costs by delaying patient recovery and rehabilitation and increasing the risk of medical complications. Nutrition interventions have the potential to provide cost-effective preventive care and treatment measures. However, limited data exist on the economics and impact evaluations of these interventions. In this report, nutrition and health system researchers, clinicians, economists, and policymakers discuss emerging global research on nutrition health economics, the role of nutrition interventions across the continuum of care, and how nutrition can affect healthcare costs in the context of hospital malnutrition.
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Karagiozoglou‐Lampoudi T, Daskalou E, Lampoudis D, Apostolou A, Agakidis C. Computer‐Based Malnutrition Risk Calculation May Enhance the Ability to Identify Pediatric Patients at Malnutrition‐Related Risk for Unfavorable Outcome. JPEN J Parenter Enteral Nutr 2014; 39:418-25. [DOI: 10.1177/0148607114529161] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2013] [Accepted: 02/19/2014] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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- Thomais Karagiozoglou‐Lampoudi
- Clinical Nutrition Laboratory “Christos Mantzoros,” Nutrition‐Dietetics Department, Alexander Technological Education Institute of Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Clinical Nutrition Laboratory “Christos Mantzoros,” Nutrition‐Dietetics Department, Alexander Technological Education Institute of Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Department of Applied Informatics, University of Macedonia, Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Clinical Nutrition Laboratory “Christos Mantzoros,” Nutrition‐Dietetics Department, Alexander Technological Education Institute of Thessaloniki, Greece
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- 1st Pediatric Department, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Hippokratio General Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece
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