Journal of Korean Academic Society of Home Health Care Nursing (가정간호학회지)

Korean Academic Society of Home Health Care Nursing (한국가정간호학회)
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Nutritional Assessment of Patients Receiving Hospital-based Home Care Services

가정간호대상자의 영양상태 평가

  • Kim, Kyoung-Rye (Home Care Service Center, Ewha Womens University Mokdong Hospital) ;
  • Kim, Mi-Ye (Ewha Womens University Mokdong Hospital) ;
  • Kim, Gwang-Suk (Department of Nursing Environments & Systems, Nursing Policy Research Institute, College of Nursing, Yonsei University)
  • 김경례 (이대목동병원 가정간호사업소) ;
  • 김미예 (이대목동병원 간호부) ;
  • 김광숙 (연세대학교 간호대학, 간호정책연구소)
  • Published : 2008.12.31
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Abstract

Purpose: We evaluated patient nutritional status in a home care setting. Method: We recruited 81 patients who received in-home care using a screening sheet. The level of nutrition-related serum marker (albumin) was checked via medical records and data analyzed using descriptive analysis, t-tests, and $X^2$-test. Results: Nutritional status varied according to the primary medical diagnosis. Poor nutritional status was significantly higher in cancer patients than in other diseases. Serum albumin levels were significantly lower in the malnutrition group than the good nutrition group. Conclusions: Nutrition screening can determine the nutritional status in home care patients. Home care nurse practitioners should consider nutritional status when assessing patient health.

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