TITLE:
A Cross-Sectional Study on Appetite, Nutritional Status and Nutritional Support of Hospitalized Patients
AUTHORS:
Youdi Cai, Meinong Zhong, Ya Jiang, Xueling Zhou, Xiaolan He, Qian Luo, Xiaoling Li, Shiju Huang
KEYWORDS:
Cross-Sectional Study, Appetite, Nutritional Status, Nutritional Support
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Nursing,
Vol.11 No.11,
November
29,
2021
ABSTRACT: Objective: To understand the appetite and nutritional status of hospitalized patients in a tertiary A general hospital in Guangzhou, Guangdong Province. Methods: A cross-sectional survey of appetite and nutritional status assessment on inpatients in 44 wards of the hospital was conducted. Taking all “conscious patients hospitalized for more than 48 hours” in the hospital on November 25, 2020 as the survey subjects, the patients’ appetite, dietary intake, nutrition and nutritional support in the past week were investigated. Results: A total of 890 cases were investigated, among which 25 cases (2.81%) with missing data were excluded, and thus 865 investigated cases were considered effective. The incidence of nutritional risk was 28.67%, malnutrition 13.29%, external tube feeding nutrition 3.24%, parenteral nutrition 7.05%, and oral nutritional supplement 10.40%. The average score of appetite assessment was (6.99 ± 2.43) points. Among them, cases with appetite assessment scores r = 0.548) and daily intake compliance rate (r = 0.263) (p p β = −0.079, p = 0.023). The difference between the appetite assessment scores and the daily intake compliance rates of patients with different nutritional support methods was statistically significant (p Conclusion: The appetite of hospitalized patients is closely related to nutritional status, and therefore, attention should be paid to the appetite status and nutritional status of hospitalized patients. Inpatients with different nutritional support methods should be given individualized appetite and nutritional interventions.