Nutrition
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Multicenter Study Observational Study
Relationship between nutritional treatment compliance and nutritional status improvements in patients with gastrointestinal impairment taking an oral peptide-based supplement.
Compliance in outpatients with gastrointestinal (GI) malabsorption is key in nutritional treatment. The objective of this study was to assess compliance in patients with GI impairment and malnutrition taking a high-calorie, high-protein, peptide-based oral nutritional supplement (ONS-PBD). ⋯ These data show that ONS-PBD compliance in malnourished patients with GI symptoms is high, reducing GI symptoms and improving patients' nutritional status.
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Observational Study
Applied nutritional investigation Effect of age on resting energy expenditure in patients with cancer.
Because older patients with cancer are at high risk for developing malnutrition, it is critical to understand their energy needs and to feed them appropriately. The aim of this study was to determine whether there are differences in resting energy expenditure between younger and older adults with cancer and in various age groups of older patients. ⋯ Measured REE in patients with cancer decreases with age. This finding is critical for appropriate caloric provision for older patients with cancer.
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It is likely that the number of older adults who eat alone has increased during the COVID-19 pandemic. Older adults who eat alone tend to experience weight fluctuations. Weight loss and underweight in older adults cause health problems. The study objective was to longitudinally investigate the association between changes in eating alone or with others and body weight status in older adults. ⋯ These findings suggest that measures to prevent weight loss in older adults who eat alone are particularly important during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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This study aimed to investigate the association between muscle strength and adjusted appendicular skeletal muscle mass (ASM) in patients who have had strokes with the Functional Independence Measure (FIM) and the probability of being discharged. ⋯ In patients who have had strokes, HGS independently predicted FIM at the time of discharge and the probability of being discharged to their home. The adjusted ASM methods had less predictive value for functional and discharge outcomes.