Malnutrition
Conditions
Interventions
Since this is an OBSERVATIONAL study, there is NO INTERVENTION.
Therefore, this section describes the recruitment and data collection procedure.
In each of the 9 public hospitals, a total of 453 pati
Sponsors
Department of Nursing, University of Alicante, Alicante Institute for Health and Biomedical Research (ISABIAL),
Universidad de Alicante
Eligibility
Age
65 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: patients 65 years of age or older; hospitalized in medical or surgical units; admitted for more than 48 hours; informed consent of the patient or legal guardian
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: patients with enteral or parenteral nutrition on admission; terminally ill patients or patients with a primary diagnosis of cancer; patients admitted to critical care units
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Incidence of malnutrition - the number of malnourished patients at discharge divided by the total number of patients at admission without malnutrition. Data collected at admission and discharge using GLIM criteria (Cederholm T et al., 2019): 1 malnourished (at least 1 phenotypic criterion and 1 aetiological criterion); 0 not malnourished, non-malnourished patient. Degree of severity: 1 patient with moderate malnutrition and 2 patient with severe malnutrition.;From the initial assessments (at admission) and final assessments (at discharge or after 7 days in long-term patients) of risk of malnutrition or undernutrition, two new outcome variables will be constructed with 3 categories that reflect the change in the patient's condition: Change in the risk of malnutrition on admission, at 7 days and discharge: 1=" From the risk of malnutrition yes to risk of malnutrition no", 2=" From the risk of malnutrition no to risk of malnutrition yes", and 3=" No change". Change in nutritional status at admission, 7 days and discharge: To be determined: 1=" From malnutrition yes to malnutrition no", 2=" From malnutrition no to malnutrition yes", and 3=" No change";Incidence of suspected dysphagia - the number of patients with positive EAT-10 at discharge divided by the total number of patients with negative EAT-10 at admission. Data will be collected at admission and discharge with EAT-10 Questionnaire (positive =3; negative=2 high risk. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Early re-admission - within 72 hours of discharge | — |
Countries
Spain
Contacts
Public ContactRafael Laux
Outcome results
None listed