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Article: Prevalence of malnutrition in adults in Queensland public hospitals and residential aged care facilities.(ORIGINAL RESEARCH)(Case study)
- Article from:
- Nutrition & Dietetics: The Journal of the Dieticians Association of Australia
- Article date:
- September 1, 2007
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Abstract
Aim: To determine the prevalence of malnutrition in Queensland public acute and residential aged care facilities, and explore effects of variables associated with malnutrition in these populations.
Methods: A multicentre, cross-sectional audit of a convenience sample of subjects was carried out as part of a larger audit of pressure ulcers in Queensland public acute and residential aged care facilities in 2002 and again in 2003. Dietitians in 20 hospitals and six aged care facilities conducted single-day nutritional status audits of 2208 acute and 839 aged care subjects using the Subjective Global Assessment, in either or both audits. Subjects ...