Nutritional Care Practices in Geriatric Rehabilitation Facilities across Europe: A Cross-Sectional Study
Many patients in geriatric rehabilitation (GR) are physically frail at the time of admission and suffer from malnutrition and sarcopenia, which may worsen rehabilitation outcomes. This study aims to obtain insight into the current nutritional care practices in GR facilities across Europe. Methods: I...
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| author | Irma H. J. Everink Stefan Grund Petra Benzinger Anne de Vries Adam L. Gordon Janneke P. van Wijngaarden Jürgen M. Bauer Jos M. G. A. Schols |
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| description | Many patients in geriatric rehabilitation (GR) are physically frail at the time of admission and suffer from malnutrition and sarcopenia, which may worsen rehabilitation outcomes. This study aims to obtain insight into the current nutritional care practices in GR facilities across Europe. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, a questionnaire focused on nutritional care practices in GR was distributed across experts in EUGMS member countries. Data were analyzed by using descriptive statistics. Results: In total, 109 respondents working in 25 European countries participated, and the results showed that not all GR patients were screened and treated for malnutrition, and not all participants used (inter)national guidelines when performing nutritional care. The results also showed variations across European geographical areas related to screening and treatment of malnutrition, sarcopenia, and frailty. Even though the participants underlined the importance of dedicating time to nutritional care, they experienced barriers in its implementation, which were mostly due to a lack of resources. Conclusion: As malnutrition, sarcopenia, and frailty are often present in patients admitted to GR, in addition to being interrelated, it is recommended to develop an integrated approach to screening and treatment of all three clinical problems. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-7f22a9e232c54c528bc94e51a40f835f2023-11-17T19:50:19ZengMDPI AGJournal of Clinical Medicine2077-03832023-04-01128291810.3390/jcm12082918Nutritional Care Practices in Geriatric Rehabilitation Facilities across Europe: A Cross-Sectional StudyIrma H. J. Everink0Stefan Grund1Petra Benzinger2Anne de Vries3Adam L. Gordon4Janneke P. van Wijngaarden5Jürgen M. Bauer6Jos M. G. A. Schols7Department of Health Services Research, Care and Public Health Research Institute (CAPHRI), Maastricht University, 6200 MD Maastricht, The NetherlandsCenter for Geriatric Medicine, Agaplesion Bethanien Hospital Heidelberg, Geriatric Center at the Heidelberg University, 69126 Heidelberg, GermanyCenter for Geriatric Medicine, Agaplesion Bethanien Hospital Heidelberg, Geriatric Center at the Heidelberg University, 69126 Heidelberg, GermanyDanone Trading Medical B.V., 2132 LS Hoofddorp, The NetherlandsAcademic Unit of Injury, Recovery and Inflammation Sciences (IRIS), School of Medicine, University of Nottingham, Nottingham NG7 2UH, UKDanone Nutricia Research, 3584 CT Utrecht, The NetherlandsCenter for Geriatric Medicine, Agaplesion Bethanien Hospital Heidelberg, Geriatric Center at the Heidelberg University, 69126 Heidelberg, GermanyDepartment of Health Services Research, Care and Public Health Research Institute (CAPHRI), Maastricht University, 6200 MD Maastricht, The NetherlandsMany patients in geriatric rehabilitation (GR) are physically frail at the time of admission and suffer from malnutrition and sarcopenia, which may worsen rehabilitation outcomes. This study aims to obtain insight into the current nutritional care practices in GR facilities across Europe. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, a questionnaire focused on nutritional care practices in GR was distributed across experts in EUGMS member countries. Data were analyzed by using descriptive statistics. Results: In total, 109 respondents working in 25 European countries participated, and the results showed that not all GR patients were screened and treated for malnutrition, and not all participants used (inter)national guidelines when performing nutritional care. The results also showed variations across European geographical areas related to screening and treatment of malnutrition, sarcopenia, and frailty. Even though the participants underlined the importance of dedicating time to nutritional care, they experienced barriers in its implementation, which were mostly due to a lack of resources. Conclusion: As malnutrition, sarcopenia, and frailty are often present in patients admitted to GR, in addition to being interrelated, it is recommended to develop an integrated approach to screening and treatment of all three clinical problems.https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/12/8/2918malnutritionsarcopeniafrailtygeriatric rehabilitationpost-acute carescreening |
| spellingShingle | Irma H. J. Everink Stefan Grund Petra Benzinger Anne de Vries Adam L. Gordon Janneke P. van Wijngaarden Jürgen M. Bauer Jos M. G. A. Schols Nutritional Care Practices in Geriatric Rehabilitation Facilities across Europe: A Cross-Sectional Study Journal of Clinical Medicine malnutrition sarcopenia frailty geriatric rehabilitation post-acute care screening |
| title | Nutritional Care Practices in Geriatric Rehabilitation Facilities across Europe: A Cross-Sectional Study |
| title_full | Nutritional Care Practices in Geriatric Rehabilitation Facilities across Europe: A Cross-Sectional Study |
| title_fullStr | Nutritional Care Practices in Geriatric Rehabilitation Facilities across Europe: A Cross-Sectional Study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Nutritional Care Practices in Geriatric Rehabilitation Facilities across Europe: A Cross-Sectional Study |
| title_short | Nutritional Care Practices in Geriatric Rehabilitation Facilities across Europe: A Cross-Sectional Study |
| title_sort | nutritional care practices in geriatric rehabilitation facilities across europe a cross sectional study |
| topic | malnutrition sarcopenia frailty geriatric rehabilitation post-acute care screening |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/12/8/2918 |
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