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Nutritional status of long‐term patients in the acute care setting
Author(s) -
Bauer J. D.,
Hiscocks K.,
Fichera R.,
Horsley P.,
Martineau J.,
Denmeade S.,
Bannister M.,
Groot E.,
Lee S.,
Waterhouse M.
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
internal medicine journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.596
H-Index - 70
eISSN - 1445-5994
pISSN - 1444-0903
DOI - 10.1111/j.1445-5994.2012.02950.x
Subject(s) - medicine , malnutrition , logistic regression , pediatrics , intensive care medicine , emergency medicine
The nutritional status of 926 patients (51.4% female) at an acute tertiary private hospital with a length of stay ≥14 days was assessed using Subjective Global Assessment. The prevalence of malnutrition was 42.5% (37.2% length of stay of 14–27 days, 51.6% ≥28 days). From logistic regression analysis, length of stay and age were independent predictors of malnutrition. It is important that the nutritional status of longer stay patients is monitored and appropriate nutrition support is commenced.