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Trends in Nutrition Screening for Hospitalized Patients in Hanoi, Vietnam During a Four‐year Clinical Nutrition Demonstration Project
Author(s) -
Henry Elizabeth,
Lien Dinh Thi Kim,
Anh Nguyen Quoc,
Ly Lai,
Miller Jessica,
Thu Vu Thi,
Lenders Carine
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
the faseb journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.709
H-Index - 277
eISSN - 1530-6860
pISSN - 0892-6638
DOI - 10.1096/fasebj.29.1_supplement.579.15
Subject(s) - malnutrition , medicine , general partnership , documentation , medical record , government (linguistics) , intervention (counseling) , family medicine , pediatrics , nursing , linguistics , philosophy , finance , pathology , computer science , economics , programming language , radiology
Objective To assess trends in documentation of medical nutrition practices over the course of a four‐year international partnership between hospital, academia and government, launched to address malnutrition at the main tertiary care hospital in Hanoi, Vietnam. Methods This study used a cross‐sectional time‐series design. Data were collected in 7 wards of Bach Mai Hospital in Hanoi by systematically extracting information from medical records of all patients in the ward on 1 day each month. Descriptive analyses were conducted and data was analyzed with run charts to identify trends and shifts, using rules that are based on probability theory. Results Since the start of the project, 5 of 7 wards showed significant positive shifts in recording weights of patients at admission, and 4 of 7 showed positive shifts for recording height, indicating positive changes in nutrition screening behaviors. Figure 1 illustrates a positive shift in the Respiratory Ward in percentage of patients with weight taken and documented at admission. Additional significant shifts were found in the ICU and Surgery wards for use of nutrition screening tools and nutrition consults.Conclusion Data is critical to understand behavior change in a hospital intervention and allows practitioners to advocate for more support from the leadership Funded by the Abbott Fund.