High prevalence of malnutrition among hospitalized patients in a tertiary care hospital by using malnutrition universal screening tool

Autor: Mervat E Behiry, Marwa R Salem
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine, Vol 31, Iss 3, Pp 326-331 (2019)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1110-7782
2090-9098
DOI: 10.4103/ejim.ejim_126_18
Popis: Background Estimating the prevalence of malnutrition among the hospitalized patients is challenging. Malnutrition is associated with a variety of poor outcomes including long hospital stay and mortality as well as increased hospital costs. Aim The study aims to assess the risk of malnutrition in hospitalized patients and to identify the main factors and clinical parameters associated with the risk of malnutrition. Materials and methods The researchers conducted a cohort study to screen for the risk of malnutrition following hospital admission in a population of adult patients recently admitted to a tertiary care hospital in Egypt using the malnutrition universal screening tool (MUST) and simplified nutritional appetite questionnaire and to assess the effect of malnutrition on duration of hospital stay. Results The study included 1000 patients with a mean age of 49±13.7 years. The median duration of hospitalization was 5 (4–7) days, with a range of 2–30 days. All those included in the study presented a risk for malnutrition (1.0% medium risk and 99.0% high risk). High risk malnutrition was most common among those with diabetes (P=0.001) and renal problems (P=0.03), and in patients who had been admitted for longer hospital stay (P=0.037). A statistically positive correlation was seen between the age of the patients (P=0.031, r=−0.031), length of stay (P=0.353, r
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