1. Nutritional status of long-term patients in the acute care setting.
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Bauer JD, Hiscocks K, Fichera R, Horsley P, Martineau J, Denmeade S, Bannister M, de Groot E, Lee S, and Waterhouse M
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- Adult, Age Factors, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Comorbidity, Female, Hospital Departments, Humans, Logistic Models, Male, Malnutrition prevention & control, Middle Aged, Models, Theoretical, Neoplasms epidemiology, Nutritional Status, Prevalence, Queensland epidemiology, Risk Factors, Hospitals, Private statistics & numerical data, Inpatients statistics & numerical data, Length of Stay statistics & numerical data, Malnutrition epidemiology, Tertiary Care Centers statistics & numerical data
- Abstract
The nutritional status of 926 patients (51.4% female) at an acute tertiary private hospital with a length of stay ≥14 days was assessed using Subjective Global Assessment. The prevalence of malnutrition was 42.5% (37.2% length of stay of 14-27 days, 51.6% ≥28 days). From logistic regression analysis, length of stay and age were independent predictors of malnutrition. It is important that the nutritional status of longer stay patients is monitored and appropriate nutrition support is commenced., (© 2012 The Authors; Internal Medicine Journal © 2012 Royal Australasian College of Physicians.)
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- 2012
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