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ArticleJPEN. Journal of parenteral and enteral nutrition2025

Nutrition-impacting symptoms in survivors of critical illness: A descriptive cohort study.

Breanna J Teleki, Elizabeth Viner Smith, Rosalie Yandell, Matthew J Summers, Lee-Anne S Chapple

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Article in JPEN. Journal of parenteral and enteral nutrition, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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  1. Nutritional Recovery After Critical Illness: A Qualitative Study of ICU Survivors' Experiences After Hospital Discharge.Journal of human nutrition and dietetics : the official journal of the British Dietetic Association · 2026
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  4. Addressing Malnutrition in Australian Hospitals: A Scoping Review to Inform Systems Thinking.Journal of human nutrition and dietetics : the official journal of the British Dietetic Association · 2026
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  5. Core outcome sets and trials of nutrition and metabolism interventions.Current opinion in clinical nutrition and metabolic care · 2026
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Breanna J TelekiCollege of Nursing and Health Sciences, Flinders University, Bedford Park, South Australia, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0003-9692-1962
Elizabeth Viner SmithAdelaide Medical School, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.
Rosalie YandellCollege of Nursing and Health Sciences, Flinders University, Bedford Park, South Australia, Australia.
Matthew J SummersAdelaide Medical School, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.
Lee-Anne S ChappleAdelaide Medical School, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9818-2484

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundOral intake is the most common route of nutrition following intensive care unit (ICU) discharge; yet is associated with inadequate intake, and barriers are largely unknown. This study aimed to determine the prevalence and severity of symptoms that may impact oral intake (termed nutrition-impacting symptoms) in ICU survivors.

methodsA single-center descriptive cohort study quantified prevalence and severity of nutrition-impacting symptoms in ICU survivors at ICU (T1) and hospital (T2) discharge and at 1 month posthospital discharge (T3) via patient-reported questionnaires. Secondary outcomes were nutrition status (via Subjective Global Assessment) and energy and protein intakes (via 24-h recall). Data are median (IQR) or (percent).

resultsForty-nine ICU survivors (64 [51-71] years; 31% female) were included. The most prevalent nutrition-impacting symptoms were T1: tiredness (96%), loss of appetite (82%), and early satiety (82%); T2: tiredness (93%), early satiety (88%), and dry mouth (78%); and T3: tiredness (95%), early satiety (81%), and low mood (66%). Nutrition-impacting symptoms with the greatest severity (out of 10, higher equates to worse) at each time point were T1: tiredness, constipation, diarrhea, nausea (all 8 [5-10]); T2: tiredness and constipation (both 7 [5-8]); and T3: tiredness (6 [3-8]) and diarrhea (6 [2-7]). Malnutrition rates were 34% at T1. Energy and protein intakes were T1: 1046 [548-1481] kcal, 45.2 [23.9-61.0] g; T2: 1370 [958-1962] kcal, 70.9 [39.0-92.2] g; T3: 1580 [1168-2042] kcal, 45.2 [54.6-100.4] g.

conclusionsICU survivors experience multiple nutrition-impacting symptoms of varying prevalence and severity, which improve across the post-ICU continuum.

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Critical IllnessNutritional StatusSurvivorsAgedCohort StudiesEnergy IntakeFatigueFemaleHumansIntensive Care UnitsMaleMalnutritionMiddle AgedPatient DischargePrevalenceSurveys and Questionnairescritical careeatingnutritionnutrition‐impacting symptomsoral intake

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