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Effectiveness of Nutritional Intervention Led by Clinical Dietitian in Patients at Risk of Malnutrition at the Primary Healthcare Level in Slovenia - Evaluation Study


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Figure 1.

Participants in the nutrition intervention and the reasons for exclusion or dropout from the study.
Participants in the nutrition intervention and the reasons for exclusion or dropout from the study.

Figure 2.

Proposed clinical nutrition pathway.
Proposed clinical nutrition pathway.

Contingency table showing frequencies and proportions of patients based on the risk groups (MUST) at the beginning and after six months.

MUST score at the beginning MUST score after 6 months

0 1 ≥2 SUM
0 16 0 1 17
94% 0% 6% 100%
1 25 4 1 30
83% 13% 3% 100%
≥2 27 12 8 47
57% 26% 17% 100%

Comparison of changes in nutritional status, nutritional intake and functional status in a subgroup of patients with MUST≥1 (n=77).

Nutritional status values 1st assessment 2nd assessment 3rd assessment 4th assessment Improvement (p value*)
BM (kg) 60.9 (56.50) 60.9 (56.50) 63.3 (59.0) 64.0 (60.0) <0.001
[14.9] [14.9] [15.4] [15.3]
(39.1, 100.0) (39.1, 100.0) (39.5, 102.3) (40.0, 103.7)
BMI (kg/m2) 22.0 (20.7) 22.0 (20.7) 22.8 (21.3) 23.1 (21.9) <0.001
[4.9] [4.9] [4.8] [4.7]
(14.5, 41.1) (14.5, 41.1) (14.1, 39.0) (14.3, 39.0)
FFM (kg) 41.5 (38.6) 41.5 (38.6) 42.7 (39.7) 42.8 (39.2) <0.001
[11.4] [11.4] [11.8] [11.7]
(19.8, 73.0) (19.8, 73.0) (20.2, 77.2) (20.4, 76.1)
FFMI (kg/m2) 14.8 (14.5) 14.8 (14.5) 15.3 (14.8) 15.3 (14.8) <0.001
[3.0] [3.0] [3.0] [3.0]
(9.2, 22.5) (9.2, 22.5) (7.9, 23.8) (8.1, 23.5)

Nutritional intake

Energy (kcal/kg TM) 20.7 (20.3) 20.7 (20.3) 28.1 (28.7) 30.3 (30.0) <0.001
[7.6] [7.6] [7.7] [7.1]
(5.6, 41.0) (5.6, 41.0) (3.1, 46.7) (13.3, 53.3)
Energy (kcal/d) 1217 (1121) 1217 (1121) 1722 (1744) 1876 (1945) <0.001
[415] [415] [438] [377]
(369, 2339) (369, 2339) (155, 3176) (850, 2749)
Protein (g/kg TM) 0.9 (0.9) 0.9 (0.9) 1.3 (1.3) 1.4 (1.4) <0.001
[0.4] [0.4] [0.4] [0.4]
(0.1, 2.3) (0.1, 2.3) (0.3, 2.6) (0.5, 2.5)

Functional status

PA (°) 4.7 (4.7) 4.7 (4.7) 5.0 (4.9) 5.0 (4.9) <0.001
[1.0] [1.0] [1.0] [0.9]
(2.4, 7.6) (2.4, 7.6) (2.5, 8.8) (2.8, 7.5)
Grip strength (kg) 24 (23) 24 (23) 26 (24) 26 (24) 0.080
[11] [11] [12] [12]
(1, 62) (1, 62) (1, 64) (1, 64)

Baseline characteristics of the sample.

Characteristics Values (n=94)
Basic variables
Female 59 (63%)
Male 35 (37%)
Age, y 68 [15] (20–92)
Living conditions
Alone 21 (22%)
Community (family) 31 (33%)
With partner 42 (45%)
Comorbidities
Cardiovascular diseases (including CAF) 37 (39%)
Pulmonary diseases 4 (4%)
Diabetes and other endocrine diseases 12 (13%)
Kidney diseases 4 (4%)
Gastrointestinal diseases 26 (28%)
Diseases of the liver and pancreas 3 (3%)
Oncological diagnoses 29 (31%)
Wounds 2 (2%)
Neurological diseases 6 (6%)
Rheumatological diseases 2 (2%)
COVID-19 2 (2%)
Other 13 (14%)

Comorbidity distribution based on the risk groups (MUST).

Characteristics MUST= 0 MUST≥1
One comorbidity 9 53% 46 60%
Two comorbidities 7 41% 26 34%
Three or more comorbidities 1 6% 5 6%
Total 17 100% 77 100%
eISSN:
1854-2476
Język:
Angielski
Częstotliwość wydawania:
4 razy w roku
Dziedziny czasopisma:
Medicine, Clinical Medicine, Hygiene and Environmental Medicine