کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
2644944 1563665 2016 5 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Early malnutrition screening and low cost protein supplementation in elderly patients admitted to a skilled nursing facility
ترجمه فارسی عنوان
غربالگری اولیه و مصرف پروتئین کم پروتئین در بیماران مسن پذیرفته شده در یک مرکز پرستاری تخصصی
کلمات کلیدی
سوء تغذیه؛ مسن؛ پیش آلبومین؛ امکانات پرستاری تخصصی؛ مکمل پروتئین خوراکی
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم پزشکی و سلامت پرستاری و مشاغل بهداشتی پرستاری
چکیده انگلیسی

BackgroundMalnutrition among skilled nursing facility (SNF) patients can lead to hospital readmissions and multiple complications.PurposeTo evaluate the effect of an existing malnutrition screening and management program on prealbumin levels of patients in skilled nursing facilities.MethodsA retrospective design was used to evaluate baseline admission data including a prealbumin level. Patients with malnutrition received an oral protein supplement according to protocol. A comparison prealbumin level was obtained at 30 days.ResultsNearly half of the patients were severely malnourished on admission. Patients receiving the prescribed protocol had significantly increased prealbumin levels at 30 days than those patients that did not receive the protocol as prescribed.ConclusionA prealbumin level upon admission at a SNF could represent a reliable tool to evaluate malnutrition. Initiation of an early malnutrition screening and protein supplement program in this setting is essential to identifying and treating at-risk patients before complications occur.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Applied Nursing Research - Volume 31, August 2016, Pages 29–33
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