The Korean Journal of Rehabilitation Nursing (재활간호학회지)
- Volume 6 Issue 1
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- Pages.14-25
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- 2003
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- 1229-294X(pISSN)
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- 2288-3002(eISSN)
Evaluation of Nutritional Status of Inpatients with Medical Health Problems
내과 입원환자의 초기 영양상태 평가
- Hwang, Eun-Sook (Inje University Pusan Paik Hospital) ;
- Kim, Ju-Sung (Pusan National University) ;
- Shin, Jae-Shin (Pusan National University)
- Published : 2003.06.30
Abstract
Purpose: To investigate nutritional status of inpatients by using subjective, and objective evaluation methods and to find the relationship between them. Method: The subjects were 101 inpatients with medical health problems at a university hospital. Nutritional status was evaluated by the Subjective Global Assessment(SGA) and physical assessment including percentage of weight loss, serum albumin, hemogloin, and hematocrit. Data were analyzed using frequency, percentage, mean, Kendall's tau. Results: Grouping by the SGA, 61.4% were classified as severe malnutrition group. When applying the objective methods(physical assessment), 1.9~42.6% were diagnosed as malnutrition each item. The percentage of weight loss during previous 1~6month(