Nutritional Status of Korean Hospitalized Patients: A Multi-Center Preliminary Survey.
- Author:
Yeon Mi LEE
1
;
Seon Hyeong KIM
;
Young Shin KIM
;
Eun Mee KIM
;
Jung Yeon KIM
;
Min Ae KEUM
;
Jae Young MOON
;
Su Jin PARK
;
Dong Woo SHIN
;
Hong Yup AHN
;
Young Ran LEE
;
Hae Jun YIM
;
Suk Kyung HONG
;
Hyun Wook BAIK
Author Information
- Publication Type:Multicenter Study ; Original Article
- Keywords: Malnutrition; Prevalence; Inpatients; Multi-center; Korea
- MeSH: Humans; Inpatients; Korea; Male; Malnutrition; Mass Screening; Nutrition Assessment; Nutritional Status*; Prevalence
- From:Journal of Clinical Nutrition 2014;6(2):71-78
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
- Abstract: PURPOSE: The purpose of this study is to examine the prevalence of malnutrition in hospitalized patients aged 18 years old or older at the time of admission in Korea. METHODS: This multi-center, preliminary survey included patients over 18 years old who were admitted on a given day from six hospitals in Korea. Nutritional status was assessed using Subjective Global Assessment tool. Data collected included hospital characteristics, patient characteristics, nutrition screening, and nutrition assessment. RESULTS: Among the 99 patients recruited (47 males, 47.5%), 18 (18.2%) and 2 (2.0%) patients were moderately malnourished and severely malnourished, respectively. The mean age of the malnourished group was older than that of the well-nourished group (49.7+/-17.1 vs. 60.5+/-13.6 years old, P-value=0.010). Patients admitted for medical treatment were more malnourished than those admitted for surgical treatment. CONCLUSION: Results of the multi-center preliminary survey showed 20.2% prevalence of malnutrition on admission. A national survey was piloted and will be followed by full implementation.
