کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
3276878 1208594 2010 8 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Nutritional counseling improves quality of life and nutrient intake in hospitalized undernourished patients
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم پزشکی و سلامت پزشکی و دندانپزشکی غدد درون ریز، دیابت و متابولیسم
پیش نمایش صفحه اول مقاله
Nutritional counseling improves quality of life and nutrient intake in hospitalized undernourished patients
چکیده انگلیسی

ObjectiveUp to 60% of hospitalized patients are undernourished. We studied the impact of nutritional therapy on quality of life and food intake.MethodsUndernourished patients were randomized into two groups. The nutritional therapy group (NT group) received individual nutritional counseling and interventions, including oral nutritional supplements if appropriate, by a dietitian. The oral nutritional supplement group (ONS group) received oral nutritional supplements in addition to hospital meals without further instruction or counseling. Study duration was 10 to 15 d. At baseline and before discharge (time point 1) we measured energy and protein intakes and quality of life. Quality of life was measured again 2 mo after discharge (time point 2).ResultsEnergy and protein intakes increased between baseline and time point 1 in both groups (P = 0.001). The NT group (n = 18) met the energy requirements at time point 1 by 107% and of protein by 94%, the ONS group (n = 18) by 90% and 88%, respectively. Hospital meals alone did not cover the requirements. From baseline to time point 1, quality of life increased in both groups. Quality of life increased further in the NT group from time point 1 to time point 2 (P = 0.016), but not in the ONS group.ConclusionBoth interventions caused a significant increase in energy and protein intakes and quality of life. In the NT group every patient received an efficacious individualized intervention. In contrast, the 7 of 18 patients in the ONS group who did not consume ONS had no intervention at all. Therefore, undernourished patients should be counseled individually by a dietitian.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Nutrition - Volume 26, Issue 1, January 2010, Pages 53–60
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