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ArticleNutrients2023

Nutrition Care after Hospital Discharge in Singapore: Evidence-Based Best-Practice Recommendations.

Doris Hui Lan Ng, Frederick Hong Xiang Koh, Hazel Ee Ling Yeong, Terence Cheong Wei Huey, Koy Min Chue, Fung Joon Foo, Samuel Teong Huang Chew

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Article in Nutrients, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Doris Hui Lan NgDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, 11 Jalan Tan Tock Seng, Singapore 308433, Singapore.
Frederick Hong Xiang KohDepartment of General Surgery, Sengkang General Hospital, 110 Sengkang East Way, Singapore 544886, Singapore.ORCID 0000-0002-3717-4480
Hazel Ee Ling YeongDepartment of Nutrition and Dietetics, Khoo Teck Puat Hospital, 90 Yishun Central, Singapore 768828, Singapore.ORCID 0009-0000-2973-5017
Terence Cheong Wei HueyDepartment of General Surgery, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, 11 Jalan Tan Tock Seng, Singapore 308433, Singapore.
Koy Min ChueDepartment of General Surgery, Sengkang General Hospital, 110 Sengkang East Way, Singapore 544886, Singapore.
Fung Joon FooDepartment of General Surgery, Sengkang General Hospital, 110 Sengkang East Way, Singapore 544886, Singapore.
Samuel Teong Huang ChewDepartment of Geriatric Medicine, Changi General Hospital, 2 Simei St 3, Singapore 529889, Singapore.ORCID 0000-0003-2810-1332
Sengkang General Hospital · SGTan Tock Seng Hospital · SGKhoo Teck Puat Hospital · SGNational University of Singapore · SG

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The nutritional status of hospitalised patients is often at risk or compromised and predisposed to further deterioration after discharge, leading to poor clinical outcomes, high healthcare costs, and poor quality of life. This paper aims to provide evidence-based best-practice recommendations to address this, supported by a national survey of healthcare professionals in Singapore and reviewed by a multidisciplinary expert panel under the Sarcopenia Interest Group of Society of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition Singapore (SingSPEN). We advocate screening all patients with a validated tool which includes a disease activity/burden component, an easily accessible dietitian referral pathway for patients at risk of malnutrition, and an individualised nutrition care plan formulated and delivered using a multidisciplinary team approach for patients at risk or with malnutrition. A comprehensive team would include not only dietitians but also physicians, nurses, physiotherapists, speech therapists, and medical social workers working together towards a common goal. Information on why nutrition is important for good health and how it can be achieved should also be provided to all patients and their caregivers before and after hospital discharge. With the above recommendations, we seek to improve upon the current nutrition care processes at discharge for healthcare institutions in Singapore.

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MalnutritionPatient DischargeEnteral NutritionHospitalsHumansQuality of LifeSingaporedischargemalnutritionnutritionSingapore

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PMID37960145
PMCPMC10650134
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