Nutritional State and Care Pathway of Hospitalized Malnourished Patients, Within 3 Months of Admission (Nutriker)

Rennes University Hospital

Status

Unknown

Conditions

Malnutrition

Treatments

Other: Malnourished patients

Study type

Observational

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT04244851

2019-A01809-48 (Other Identifier)

35RC19_30034_NUTRIKer

Details and patient eligibility

About

Malnourished patients are at risk of many complications, including infections, pressure ulcers and readmissions. Little is known about their care pathway after hospital discharge.

This study aims to determine care pathways of malnourished patients after hospital discharge and to determine what they need to better take care of their malnutrition.

Full description

All patients hospitalized in the post-emergency unit of Rennes University Hospital during the study period will be screened for malnutrition.

Data concerning newly diagnosed malnourished patients will be recorded and those patients will be contacted 3 months after their hospital discharge.

A qualitative study will be conducted among malnourished patients and their families : a sample of patients and their caregivers will be interviewed to better understand their perception of malnutrition and what they need to better take care of malnutrition.

Enrollment

60 estimated patients

Sex

All

Ages

18+ years old

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

Malnourished patients, hospitalized in the post-emergency unit during the study period, according to the malnutrition diagnostic criteria defined by the French Health Authority :
age ≥ 70 years old: weight loss ≥ 5% within 1 month or ≥ 10% within 6 months and/or BMI <21 and or serum albumin level < 35 g/l
age < 70 years old : weight loss ≥ 5% in 1 month or ≥ 10% in 6 months or ≥ 10% compared to the usual weight before the onset of the disease; or BMI <18.5 kg / m2

Non-inclusion criteria :