Acute Care Medical
Conditions
Keywords
malnutrition, food intake, frailty
Brief summary
M2E is a developmental evaluation of the implementation of the Integrated Nutrition Pathway for Acute Care, in five medical units in five hospitals in Canada.
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
University of Western Ontario, Canada
University of Waterloo
Study design
Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* admitted to study unit * no delirium or dementia * return to community anticipated
Exclusion criteria
* unable to communicate in English or French
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Implementation success of Integrated Nutrition Pathway for Acute Care (INPAC) | admission | INPAC is an evidence based pathway to improve detection, prevention and treatment of malnutrition in acute care. The primary outcome of this study is the trajectory and proportion of care activities that happen for a given population e.g. % screened, assessed with SGA, have standard care strategies provided etc. |
Countries
Canada
Outcome results
None listed