NUTRITIONAL FOLLOW-UP AFTER DISCHARGE OF MALNOURISHED GERIATRIC PATIENTS - DESIGN OF A RANDOMIZED CLINICAL STUDY

J. Pedersen, P. Pedersen, E. Damsgaard
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Objective: The purpose of the study is to investigate the effect of two nutritional follow-up intervention methods: home visit and telephone follow-up, on ADL, physical function, quality of life, readmission, and mortality, and compare the interventions with no followup. This article describes the considerations behind the study design. Design: The study is a randomized clinical study. The randomization allocated participants to one of three groups: ‘home visit’, ‘telephone consultation’, or ‘control’. Setting: Participants were recruited from two geriatric wards between May 2011 and October 2013. The follow-up period fell eight weeks after discharge from hospital. Participants: Inclusion: Malnourished or at risk of malnutrition, 75+ years and older, home-dwelling, and living alone. Exclusion: Terminal illness, cognitive impairment, and nursing home resident. Intervention: Nutritional counselling after hospital discharge, based on individual nutritional needs identified during admission, and tailored to the individual’s preferences and situation. The intervention was performed by a clinical dietician, and included the patient’s daily home carer. The intervention took place 1 week, 2 weeks, and 4 weeks after discharge, either as face-to-face counselling in the patients’ homes (home visit group), or via telephone (telephone consultation group). The control group received no followup after discharge. Measurements: Primary outcome is a change in ADL (Barthel-100), while secondary outcomes include other physical measurements (handgrip strength, 30-sec. chair stand test, CAS), quality of life and depression measurements (SF-36, Depression List, Geriatric Depression Score), and Avlund mobility-tiredness score. Other secondary outcome measures are readmission, and mortality rates at 30 and 90 days post-discharge. Conclusion: This randomized clinical trial will evaluate and compare two approaches to nutritional follow-up after discharge from hospital with no follow-up. It is expected that these interventions will prevent deterioration in physical function, which is significant in preventing further deterioration of physical, mental, and social functions, and reduce hospital readmissions and mortality.
营养不良老年患者出院后的营养随访——一项随机临床研究的设计
目的:探讨家访和电话随访两种营养随访干预方式对患者ADL、身体功能、生活质量、再入院率和死亡率的影响,并与无随访的干预方式进行比较。本文描述了研究设计背后的考虑因素。设计:本研究为随机临床研究。随机分组将参与者分为三组:“家访”、“电话咨询”和“对照组”。环境:2011年5月至2013年10月,参与者从两个老年病房招募。随访时间为出院后8周。参与者:包括:营养不良或有营养不良风险,75岁及以上,家庭居住和独居。排除:绝症患者、认知障碍患者和养老院居民。干预措施:出院后的营养咨询,以入院时确定的个人营养需求为基础,并根据个人的偏好和情况进行调整。干预由临床营养师执行,并包括患者的日常家庭护理人员。干预在出院后1周、2周和4周进行,或在患者家中进行面对面咨询(家访组),或通过电话(电话咨询组)。对照组患者出院后无随访。测量:主要结果是ADL的变化(Barthel-100),而次要结果包括其他物理测量(握力,30秒)。椅架测试(CAS)、生活质量和抑郁测量(SF-36、抑郁表、老年抑郁评分)以及Avlund活动-疲劳评分。其他次要结局指标是出院后30天和90天的再入院率和死亡率。结论:本随机临床试验将评价和比较两种出院后无随访的营养随访方法。预计这些干预措施将防止身体功能恶化,这对防止身体、精神和社会功能进一步恶化具有重要意义,并减少再入院率和死亡率。
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