Observational studyNutrients2023
Hospital Malnutrition in the Medicine and Neurology Departments: A Complex Challenge.
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- Effects of Ketogenic Diet on Quality of Life in Parkinson Disease: An Integrative Review.Nutrients · 2025Review
- Exploring the Role of Advanced Practice Nurses in Cardiology: A Scoping Review.International nursing review · 2025Article
- Refining Nutritional Assessment Methods for Older Adults: A Pilot Study on Sicilian Long-Living Individuals.Nutrients · 2025Article
- Personalized Nutrition Strategies for Patients in the Intensive Care Unit: A Narrative Review on the Future of Critical Care Nutrition.Nutrients · 2025Review
- The Naples prognostic score as a nutritional and inflammatory biomarkers of stroke prevalence and all-cause mortality: insights from NHANES.Journal of health, population, and nutrition · 2025Article
- The Impact of Education Sources on Patient Compliance with the Recommended Oral Nutritional Supplement (ONS) Intake: A Qualitative Survey.Nutrients · 2025Article
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- Lipids in Clinical Nutrition and Health: Narrative Review and Dietary Recommendations.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Prescribed Hospital Diet Influence on Dietary Intake of Hospitalised Patients: A Cross-Sectional Study.Nutrients · 2025Article
- Nutritional Status of Very Elderly Outpatients with Heart Failure and Its Influence on Prognosis.Nutrients · 2024Observational
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Abstract
Hospital malnutrition is especially common among elderly patients with neurological deficits or dementia. These conditions can be exacerbated by unpalatable diets and issues such as dysphagia and presbyphagia. Our study aimed to investigate the prevalence of malnutrition in patients on a homogenized diet and to identify potential correlations with specific clinical variables. We conducted a retrospective observational study in compliance with the STrengthening the Reporting of OBservational studies in Epidemiology (STROBE) guidelines. The study encompassed 82 patients, mainly elderly and diagnosed with neurodegenerative diseases. Upon initial assessment, 46.34% of the sample displayed a risk of malnutrition based on the Malnutrition Universal Screening Tool (MUST), and 62.20% were classified as malnourished based on the Global Leadership Initiative on Malnutrition (GLIM) criteria. Only 45.12% retained autonomy in food intake. Weight loss identified prior to the study was closely tied to malnutrition and influenced BMI. Moreover, autonomy in food intake was strongly associated with a prolonged hospital stay (LOS), and a similar trend was observed for water intake. Our findings emphasize the importance of promptly recognizing patients at risk of malnutrition, especially within such a vulnerable population. Autonomy in food intake and hydration emerge as critical indicators in the clinical management of hospitalized patients.
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