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  • Nutrition Care after Discha...
    Laur, Celia; Curtis, Lori; Dubin, Joel; McNicholl, Tara; Valaitis, Renata; Douglas, Pauline; Bell, Jack; Bernier, Paule; Keller, Heather

    Healthcare (Basel), 01/2018, Letnik: 6, Številka: 1
    Journal Article

    Many patients leave hospital in poor nutritional states, yet little is known about the post-discharge nutrition care in which patients are engaged. This study describes the nutrition-care activities 30-days post-discharge reported by patients and what covariates are associated with these activities. Quasi-randomly selected patients recruited from 5 medical units across Canada ( = 513) consented to 30-days post-discharge data collection with 48.5% ( = 249) completing the telephone interview. Use of nutrition care post-discharge was reported and bivariate analysis completed with relevant covariates for the two most frequently reported activities, following recommendations post-discharge or use of oral nutritional supplements (ONS). A total of 42% ( = 110) received nutrition recommendations at hospital discharge, with 65% ( = 71/110) of these participants following those recommendations; 26.5% ( = 66) were taking ONS after hospitalization. Participants who followed recommendations were more likely to report following a special diet ( = 0.002), different from before their hospitalization ( = 0.008), compared to those who received recommendations, but reported not following them. Patients taking ONS were more likely to be at nutrition risk ( < 0.0001), malnourished ( = 0.0006), taking ONS in hospital ( = 0.01), had a lower HGS ( = 0.0013; males only), and less likely to believe they were eating enough to meet their body's needs ( = 0.005). This analysis provides new insights on nutrition-care post-discharge.