The European fight against malnutrition

Ljungqvist, Olle; Gossum, A. Van; Sanz, Miguel León; Man, Frank de

doi:10.1016/j.clnu.2009.10.004

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“…In Australia, after controlling for confounding factors, undernutrition was responsible for an increase of AU $1745 per hospital admission (6) . Undernourished individuals in the UK were estimated to have cost an additional £13 billion in healthcare expenditure (7) , whereas calculations extrapolated from the British Association of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (BAPEN) in the UK to the European Union indicated that the undernutrition cost is circa €120 billion annually (8) . This information relating to the economic implications of undernutrition emphasises the importance of screening and treating undernourished patients because it can lower hospitalisation costs (9,10) besides improving undernourished inpatients clinical progress and outcome (11) .…”

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Comparative analysis of undernutrition screening and diagnostic tools as predictors of hospitalisation costs

Guerra

Sousa

Fonseca

et al. 2014

J Human Nutrition Diet

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Comparative analysis of undernutrition screening and diagnostic tools as predictors of hospitalisation costs

Guerra

Sousa

Fonseca

et al. 2014

J Human Nutrition Diet

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“…In the community, the prevalence of malnutrition in older adults aged 75-80 years is two-fold higher than the 65-74 age group (Ljungqvist et al, 2010). It is well-documented that malnourished older adults have higher mortality rates , reduced quality of life (Neumann et al, 2005), reduced ability to perform activities of daily living (Inoue and Kato, 2007;Izawa et al, 2014), risk of additional illness (BAPEN Malnutrition Advisory Group, 2003a) and they experience longer recovery times than wellnourished peers (BAPEN Malnutrition Advisory Group, 2003a).…”

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Outcomes related to nutrition screening in community living older adults: A systematic literature review

Hamirudin

Charlton

Walton

2016

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics

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Introduction Nutrition screening is an initial procedure in which the risk of malnutrition is identified. The aims of this review were to identify malnutrition risk from nutrition screening studies that have used validated nutrition screening tools in community living older adults; and to identify types of nutrition interventions, pathways of care and patient outcomes following screening. Methods A systematic literature search was performed for the period from January 1994 until December 2013 using SCOPUS, CINAHL Plus with Full Text, PubMed and COCHRANE databases as well as a manual search. Inclusion and exclusion criteria were determined for the literature searches and the methodology followed the PRISMA guidelines. Results Fiftyfour articles were eligible to be included in the review and malnutrition risk varied from 0% to 83%. This large range was influenced by the different tools used and heterogeneity of study samples. Most of the studies were cross sectional and without a subsequent nutrition intervention component. Types of nutrition intervention that were identified included dietetics care, nutrition education, and referral to Meals on Wheels services and community services. These interventions helped to improve the' nutritional status of older adults. Conclusions Timely nutrition screening of older adults living in the community, if followed up with appropriate intervention and monitoring improves the nutritional status of older adults. This indicates that nutrition intervention should be considered a priority following nutrition screening for malnourished and at risk older adults. Further evaluation of outcomes of nutrition screening and associated interventions, using structured pathways of care, is warranted. Abstract IntroductionNutrition screening is an initial procedure in which the risk of malnutrition is identified. The aims of this review were to identify malnutrition risk from nutrition screening studies that have used validated nutrition screening tools in community living older adults; and to identify types of nutrition interventions, pathways of care and patient outcomes following screening. MethodsA systematic literature search was performed for the period from January 1994 until December 2013 using SCOPUS, CINAHL Plus with Full Text, PubMed and COCHRANE databases as well as a manual search. Inclusion and exclusion criteria were determined for the literature searches and the methodology followed the PRISMA guidelines. ResultsFifty-four articles were eligible to be included in the review and malnutrition risk varied from 0 % to 83%. This large range was influenced by the different tools used and heterogeneity of study samples. Most of the studies were cross sectional and without a subsequent nutrition intervention component. Types of nutrition intervention that were identified included dietetics care, nutrition education, and referral to Meals on Wheels services and community services. These interventions helped to improve the' nutritional status of older adults. ConclusionsTimely ...

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“…In the United States, approx-imately 33-54% of hospitalized patients are suffering from DRM, depending on the screening method used. The prevalence of protein energy undernutrition for residents of long-term care facilities is between 23 and 85%, and up to 65% of residents have unintended weight loss and undernutrition [2] . In our area, the prevalence is around 23% in hospitalized patients as per the Mini Nutritional Assessment test [3] .…”

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Oral Nutritional Supplements and Taste Adherence in Malnourished Adults Inpatients, Effect on Adhesion during Hospital Stance

Luis¹,

Izaola²,

López³

et al. 2015

Ann Nutr Metab

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Aim: The aim of our study was to evaluate a hypercaloric sweet milk-based oral nutrition supplement in a prospective 3-day study designed to assess the taste preferences of this oral nutritional supplement (ONS) in malnourished inpatients and the influence on adherence in daily intake. Methods: A total of 46 in patients with recent weight loss were included in this study. One flavor (chocolate, vanilla or strawberry) was administered each day in a random way to each patient during 3 consecutive days. In the first 3 days, patients were asked to fill 2 questionnaires intended for reflecting ONS tolerance and acceptance. Results: Sweet was better for chocolate flavor (3.9 ± 2.4 points) than for vanilla flavor (2.7 ± 2.3 points; p < 0.02) and strawberry flavor (3.1 ± 2.3 points; p < 0.01). Chocolate flavored ONSs were rated as having more aftertaste (3.4 ± 2.1 points) than vanilla (2.4 ± 2.1 points; p < 0.01) and strawberry (2.6 ± 1.5 points; p < 0.03). Patients who chose chocolate took a total of 20.7 ± 20.9 average bricks during hospitalization (1.95 ± 0.2 per day), patients who chose vanilla took 18.6 ± 21.0 bricks (1.90 ± 0.7 per day) and finally patients who chose strawberry took 14.5 ± 13.5 bricks during admission (1.78 ± 0.1 per day; p < 0.01). Conclusions: The taste preferences of all the ONSs are similar although the consumption is high in chocolate flavored ONS during hospitalization. Sweetness may have influenced this finding.

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The European fight against malnutrition

Cited by 71 publications

References 2 publications

Comparative analysis of undernutrition screening and diagnostic tools as predictors of hospitalisation costs

Comparative analysis of undernutrition screening and diagnostic tools as predictors of hospitalisation costs

Outcomes related to nutrition screening in community living older adults: A systematic literature review

Oral Nutritional Supplements and Taste Adherence in Malnourished Adults Inpatients, Effect on Adhesion during Hospital Stance

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