Current nutrition assessment practice: A 2022 survey.
adults
home care
hospitals
long-term care facilities
malnutrition
nutrition assessment
pediatrics
survey
Journal
Nutrition in clinical practice : official publication of the American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition
ISSN: 1941-2452
Titre abrégé: Nutr Clin Pract
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 8606733
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Oct 2023
Oct 2023
Historique:
revised:
07
03
2023
received:
28
12
2022
accepted:
20
03
2023
medline:
19
9
2023
pubmed:
16
4
2023
entrez:
15
4
2023
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Malnutrition remains a significant problem in patients with acute or chronic illnesses. Nutrition assessment is an important component in detecting malnutrition; but not always performed using a standardized tool. This survey on nutrition assessment evaluates current clinical practices on the assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of malnutrition. This 2022 survey of US-based nutrition clinicians collected data on assessment parameters used in hospitals, long-term care facilities, and the home care setting. A total of 686 surveys were available for analysis. Ninety-seven percent of adult and 91% of pediatric responding clinicians indicated that a dietitian completed the assessment. Parameters used most frequently among adult clinician respondents included nutrient intake, current weight, and weight history, those used by pediatric clinician respondents included nutrient intake, weight-for-age z score, and weight-for-length/height z score. Eighty-nine percent of adult clinicians in all care settings and 85% of pediatric clinicians use the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics/American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition Indicators of Malnutrition (AAIM). Respondents reported malnutrition rates of 32%-40% for adults and 4%-30% for pediatric patients, depending on the setting. Appropriate interventions for those with malnutrition (as perceived by the survey respondents) were ordered 70% of the time. This survey demonstrated significant use of the AAIM by both adult and pediatric clinicians across care settings. Reported malnutrition rates are consistent with others published in the literature. The authors suggest that quality improvement efforts should focus on the 30% of patients with malnutrition but without a reported appropriate nutrition intervention.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
Malnutrition remains a significant problem in patients with acute or chronic illnesses. Nutrition assessment is an important component in detecting malnutrition; but not always performed using a standardized tool. This survey on nutrition assessment evaluates current clinical practices on the assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of malnutrition.
METHODS
METHODS
This 2022 survey of US-based nutrition clinicians collected data on assessment parameters used in hospitals, long-term care facilities, and the home care setting.
RESULTS
RESULTS
A total of 686 surveys were available for analysis. Ninety-seven percent of adult and 91% of pediatric responding clinicians indicated that a dietitian completed the assessment. Parameters used most frequently among adult clinician respondents included nutrient intake, current weight, and weight history, those used by pediatric clinician respondents included nutrient intake, weight-for-age z score, and weight-for-length/height z score. Eighty-nine percent of adult clinicians in all care settings and 85% of pediatric clinicians use the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics/American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition Indicators of Malnutrition (AAIM). Respondents reported malnutrition rates of 32%-40% for adults and 4%-30% for pediatric patients, depending on the setting. Appropriate interventions for those with malnutrition (as perceived by the survey respondents) were ordered 70% of the time.
CONCLUSION
CONCLUSIONS
This survey demonstrated significant use of the AAIM by both adult and pediatric clinicians across care settings. Reported malnutrition rates are consistent with others published in the literature. The authors suggest that quality improvement efforts should focus on the 30% of patients with malnutrition but without a reported appropriate nutrition intervention.
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
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© 2023 American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition.
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